ODD Presentation by

mcconnellvanessam — 2025-06-29 23:17:09 UTC

Have you ever worked with or known a child who seemed to challenge every instruction or rule, no matter how reasonable it was?
How do you usually respond to a student who refuses to follow directions or argues constantly? What are some strategies you use that you would recommend?

2025-06-30 12:20:45 UTC

As a speech therapist, I have worked with multiple students who had an ODD diagnosis. When I first started out, it was hard for me not to get caught up in almost like an argument with them. I have since learned how to work with students with ODD and it really has helped them learn and taught me a lot! I typically try to let them pick out of options and let them feel like they have a lot of say in what happened during our sessions. Sometimes it works and sometimes it does not. We all have our days!

One thing I learned about ODD from your presentation was that we want to incorporate SEL into literacy. I love this idea, I often use social stories with my autistic support students and I think that this would be beneficial for students with ODD too. Since I often talk a lot, I think I need to continue to work on breaking tasks down into smaller steps to help students with ODD follow the directions better.

I have worked with several students diagnosed with ODD. I have known children both personally and professionally who challenge everything. One strategy that employ is planned ignorance. I simply ingore the challenge so as not to engage in a battle. I also try to provide choices for these kiddos. They need to feel like they are in control, so give them some control.

2025-06-30 22:18:25 UTC

I learned a lot about ODD. One of my favorite lines was when student demonstrates negative behaviors we need to "decode the message." I will definitely be adopting this as part of my teaching philosophy in going forward. One strategy I plan to use is celebrating even tiny growths and remembering to MAKE success possible. To me, this means offering choices and creating opportunities for engagement.

Eileen cohen

2025-07-01 09:04:30 UTC

Yes I have had children like that. I ask them to do things in a way that doesn't sound like a command or I will give choices.

ODD

2025-07-01 20:32:51 UTC

One teaching strategy that I've seen used in the classroom is giving the student a choice of assignment. If the student seems particularly opposed to something, providing a choose can avoid escalating behavior. As long as the rest of the class is also given a choice.

Yes, this past year I worked with a very defiant student in 6th grade. It was a daily test of patience, and the main struggle for me was his rudeness to his teachers and peers. As per his behavior plan, non-engagement was the goal, however it made it difficult with the other students watching.

One strategy was to give him a break in the hallway where we could speak quietly away from his peers. Another was to always be respectful to him, even when he wasn't to us. It can be hard.

ODD

bethagreen1 — 2025-07-01 20:39:16 UTC

One teaching strategy that we used in our classroom was choice of assignment. If a student seems particularly opposed to something, we had another choice ready, rather than have behavior escalate. The rest of the class would also have a choice.

Yes, I worked with a sixth grade student this year who was challenging. It was a daily occurrence to have him calling out in class, talking back to our teacher and being rude to his peers. One strategy that worked was to remove him from the room to take breaks in the hallway. His behavior would escalate his peers, so to avoid that, he would work in the hall where it was quiet.

It was very hard for me at first not to respond negatively to his behavior. Over time, we developed a rapport, but it took almost half the school year. And next year, he will have new staff working with him. Above all, treat students with respect and try to meet them where they're at. Praise the good things they do as much as possible.

2025-07-03 03:53:31 UTC

I’ve taught several students with an ODD diagnosis. Most did not exhibit many of the typical behaviors that you all listed in your presentation. One student, however, displayed all of them. He would engage every day in disruptive behavior. It specifically stated in his IEP not to engage in any “back-and-forth” types of exchanges with him. He had a very supportive and communicative dad, which was helpful.

2025-07-06 13:28:26 UTC

This past year, at my school we had a second grader that would always ask why do we need to do this or this is boring I am not doing it. It was also around the same time of day when the teacher was teaching math.

After noticing that during that part of the day, the student was able to get more support by going to a different classroom that was able to help more. We also had the student be able to reach a goal at the end of the week, where if they were able to finish the work, they were able to go an a walk or help in the office. Sometimes it works and sometimes it didn’t.

Background Knowledge Caelyn H

2025-07-07 20:30:40 UTC

• I have personally worked with a student that seemed to challenge any decision, action, or choice that was out of his/her control.

• I usually address this situation by having a private meeting with the student to discuss my thought process and the importance of the direction being given. I also like to ask for student input to make sure he/her is always heard.