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Happyapple
05/07/09

My Grandson was diagnosed with ADHD and ODD. Is several months in care behavioral hospital advised?

I think because he is on Medicaid and 16 years old and he has been unruly for a year the social worker wants to put him in a behavioral hospital  two hours away. After reading all about ADHD and ODD I think Family counciling as well as individual therapy at home with the family is the way to…

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