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– At home this child may argue with adults and authority figures, such as parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, and other adults, for many reasons. These reasons may include perceived unfair treatment in comparison to siblings, cousins or friends, being declined a special privilege that the child wishes to have such as more time to watch TV before dinner, or simply because they have purposely done something to annoy the adult which then starts an argument or fight.
– At school this child will regularly attempt to engage in arguments with their teachers, the school principal and other adults over simple matters, such as completing work. However, the child may also refuse to take responsibility for more impactful, negative behaviours – such as verbal and physical abuse of other children, or destroying of property. This will lead to more serious arguments and interactions with adults and authority figures at school.
– Elsewhere the child may argue with their sports coach because they don’t want to complete a particular training drill, or are unwilling to play or co-operate with another child whom they dislike. There are many other reasons a child may argue with an authority figure or adult such as a sports coach or parent of a friend, such as because they believe a reward given to another child is better than what they received, or because they believe a punishment given to them is unjust.
– At home the child may often refuse to complete household chores, such as cleaning their room, emptying the dishwasher or making their bed. The child may even get angry when asked to do these things, particularly if they have been asked multiple times.
– At school the child may often refuse to complete work which they do not enjoy, or feel that they will find too challenging. The child may also fail to regularly follow common teacher directions because these directions are inconvenient or annoying. These directions may include lining up with the rest of the class, entering the class quietly, or listening quietly whilst the teacher is speaking.
– Elsewhere the child may refuse to participate in an activity their parents signed them up for, or a particular element of the activity, such as swimming, karate lessons, piano lessons, tutoring, etc. This could be for a number of reasons, such as the child not enjoying the the activity itself, the child not liking the teacher/instructor or feeling that they are not just or fair, or the child not liking some of the other children who are also involved in the particular activity.
– At home the child may purposely do things which they have found will frustrate or annoy siblings – particularly those who are younger. Actions which may annoy a sibling may include imitating their voice, constantly singing an annoying song, talking badly about their friends, or demeaning their opinions and beliefs.
– At school this child may purposely do things that will annoy peers to try and bait them into negative action, or a verbal or physical altercation. Small actions to bait peers may include repeatedly tapping on a peers’ desk, sitting in their chair, hiding their food or favourite toy, or refusing to let them join in a game.
– This child with ODD may act in a similar way to how they act at school when participating in other activities outside of school, such as organised weekend sport, music, art, drama, etc. When this child is with other children they do not like they will often try to antagonise these children – leading to conflict. This behaviour can also occur at friends birthday parties, extended family gatherings, and other social events.
– At home this child may say rude or mean things to other family members, whilst also possibly attempting to harm a sibling in a moment of rage. The child may also attempt to harm property of their parents’ or their parents’ home. After calming down from their rage the child will still look to blame their mistake on someone else who has caused this behaviour, such as a sibling or friend who has teased them, antagonised them, or called them names, etc.
– At school this child may get into verbal or physical altercations with peers, and then blame their mistakes on the actions of those peers, refusing to take personal responsibility even after calming down.
– Similar incidents may also occur on the sporting field with opposing players/teams, or at social events when playing or talking with friends, family friends, cousins or siblings.
“Pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behaviour, or vindictiveness lasting at least 6 months as evidenced by at least four symptoms with any of the following categories, and exhibited during interaction with at least one individual who is not a sibling”
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