Similiarly, all mental health is a continum, with one end being extremely healthy behavior and the other being extremely unhealthy. ADD is a prime example. All people show ADD traits of impulsivity and forgetfulness at some time. But, people with ADD exhibit these traits to the point where they begin to interfere with their everyday living. We live at the extreme end of the continuim of human attentiveness- or inattentivness, as the case may be.
All children argue.
ODD children argue to the point where it is a very real interference in the way they live and in the lives of those who live and work with them. These children can be difficult to teach. They can be extremely difficult to parent. To be honest, sometimes ODD people are just not nice folks to be around. These same feelings and attitudes extend from the playground, to the classroom, and even to the research labs.