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Children with Autism should be given small rewards every time they give appropriate responses. These 'reinforcers' or rewards have to be interesting enough to a child to serve as motivation and should be based on a child's personal interests and preferences. These rewards may help in the development of their social, language, and behavioral skills. Here are some ways to effectively motivate your child:

Use of Positive Reinforcement

Praising a child for every right action made or giving him another try when he gave a wrong answer are positive reinforcements that will encourage more participation from the child and open a communication line between you.

Encourage Activities Such as 'Social Stories' and 'Scripting'

These will help in the behavioral development of verbal and non-verbal children, which is very important as early detection can decrease future social isolation and improve communication skills.

Allow Them to Choose Their Own Activity

Make them choose the activity they want to do and join them at it until they initialize eye contact with you.

Use Play Therapy

Children with autism can be motivated by using teaching skills that promote play and self-expression.

It provides them with a sense of accomplishment.

Reward Children with Favorite Toys or Food

Give them something to strive for by giving them something they truly like every time they accomplish something.

Use Music Therapy

Simple and repetitive phrases can help in developing the language skills of children with autism. It also helps them change monotone speech patterns by matching their voice to music rhythms. It can also promote social interaction by motivating them to join group activities.

Integrate Activities that Affect the Level of Sensory Stimulation

This will help them adjust to different sensory stimulation, which can normally overwhelm them.

Constantly Introduce New Fun Activities

Studies showed that autistic children learn faster, stay focused, and are generally more behaved when fun tasks are regularly changed.
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Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a childhood behavioural problem characterised by constant disobedience and hostility. Around one in 10 children under the age of 12 years are thought to have ODD, with boys outnumbering girls by two to one.

ODD is one of a group of behavioural disorders known collectively as disruptive behaviour disorders, which include conduct disorder (CD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Early intervention and treatment is important, since children with untreated ODD may continue to be difficult and antisocial into their adult years. This can impact on their relationships, career prospects and quality of life. Some children with ODD will develop the more serious conduct disorder (CD), which is characterised by aggressive law-breaking and violent behaviours.

Characteristics of ODD

ODD behaviours usually surface when the child is at primary school, but the disorder can be found in children as young as three years of age.

A child with ODD may:

Become easily angered, annoyed or irritated

Have frequent temper tantrums

Argue frequently with adults, particularly the most familiar adults in their lives such as parents

Refuse to obey rules

Seem to deliberately try to annoy or aggravate others

Have low self-esteem

Have a low frustration threshold

Seek to blame others for any accidents or bad behaviour.

Link to conduct disorder

Without intervention and treatment, some children with ODD progress to develop conduct disorder (CD), which is characterised by aggressive and delinquent behaviours including:

Lying

Being sadistic or cruel to animals and people

Physically or sexually abusing others

Law-breaking behaviours such as deliberately lighting fires, vandalism or stealing.

Family life and ODD

The cause of disruptive behaviour disorders is unknown, but the quality of the child's family life seems to be an important factor in the development of ODD. Some studies have found that certain environmental factors in the family increase the risk of disruptive behaviour disorders. These include:

Poor parenting skills (inadequate supervision, harsh or inconsistent discipline, rejection)

Marital conflict

Domestic violence

Physical abuse

Sexual abuse

Neglect

Poverty

Substance misuse by parents or carers.

Diagnosis of ODD

ODD is professionally diagnosed by a child psychologist, child psychiatrist or paediatrician specialising in behavioural disorders. Diagnosis involves detailed interviews with the child (if they are old enough), parents and teachers, and comparing the child's behaviour with the checklist for ODD contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders from the American Psychiatric Association.

Treatment of ODD

Treatment options for ODD may include:

Parental training - to help the parents better manage and interact with their child, including behavioural techniques that reinforce good behaviour and discourage bad behaviour. This is the primary form of treatment and the most effective. Social support is increased if the parents are trained in groups with other parents who have children with ODD

Functional family therapy - to teach all family members to communicate and problem-solve more effectively

Consistency of care - all carers of the child (including parents, grandparents, teachers, child care workers and so on) need to be consistent in the way they behave towards and manage the child.

Where to get help

Your doctor

Australian Psychological Society - Find a Psychologist Service Tel. (03) 8662 3300 or Tel. 1800 333 497)

Child psychiatrist

Paediatrician

Association for Children with a Disability Tel. (03) 9818 2000, rural callers free call on 1800 654 013

Things to remember

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a childhood behavioural problem characterised by constant disobedience and hostility.

The quality of parenting seems to be an important factor in the development of ODD.

Treatment options include parent management training and family therapy.

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