the bad part is I understand it because I have adhd/odd too. it has caused me problems in life but I have learned to work around it (I have issues w bosses. never been fired what I do is, I do what im supposed to before they can tell me and it keeps it at bay most of the time. or I will excuse myself to the bathroom to calm down. I swear its a burden to me that if I don't like someone's tone the first thing that pops in my head is "what if I don't want to!" ) my son doesn't steal much, he did steal my norcos after childbirth and sell them at school.... never got caught.... he avoids getting caught because he is very nice looking and can be charming. he does argue all the time, he has tried to cow me w his size but I smacked his



(he is 6"4 and 195) he destroys property, usually out of carelessness rather than anger. although he did punch two holes in the wall when he was getting chemo but it was prednisone rage. (yes, he had cancer too

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he repeats the same self destructive patterns over and over. doesn't like the rules, leaves to his dad's, gets kicked out by his dad's wife, goes to either set of grandparents, tries to come back. to live here he has to work and chip in on the bills and clean after himself and not have weed or smell like weed at the house (we have younger kids) the last time he tried to come back, I wouldn't let him. so he was living w a friend and had a phone sales job that he actually liked (I think sales is good for him, he is charming and he feels like he "won" if he makes a sale) but I think his living situation fell through and he didn't tell me anything. he just quit and moved back to his grandparents again. he was doing ok, then this all of a sudden. its always like that w him. the cycles where he seemingly is working and doing ok only last a few months. I have told him I think he has PTSD ( he acts like he never had cancer) and needs therapy and his reply is "nah **** all that, im ok, I just said this or that cuz I was mad, don't worry mom"
sorry for the off topic ramble but that is pretty much life w ODD... in varying degrees. I do feel for CM's family.