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Students with ODD and DMDD: How This Is Addressed in the IEP — Parent Q&A

What goes into the IEP once a student with ODD or DMDD qualifies?

Reviewed by Dr. Elizabeth Long, Ph.D. — Director of Special Education, 32 years in public education.

Present levels describing how irritability, outbursts, or defiance affect access; measurable goals (emotional regulation, frustration tolerance, replacement behaviors, social skills); an FBA and BIP (especially central here); related services (school-based counseling, social work, behavior specialist check-ins); accommodations (cool-down space, advance warning of transitions, a trusted adult, de-escalation rather than immediate discipline); and a manifestation determination process if disciplinary action is considered.

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