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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 395114" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Just because she's a foster, don't assume it's Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). It could also be Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). You would need subtly different approaches. Or it could be a combination. But sometimes very similar symptoms, especially the need to control their environment, can be seen.</p><p></p><p>An anecdote told at our church from when easy child 2/difficult child 2 was 4 years old - the children were all in one room doing an activity under adult supervision. easy child 2/difficult child 2 emerged, face like a thundercloud. She came outside, sat on the edge of the veranda with her chin in her hands and scowled at anyone who came near. A few minutes later the adult who had been in charge of the kids came out. My friend asked her, "What's up with easy child 2/difficult child 2?"</p><p>"We didn't all want to do what SHE wanted to do," explained the person supervising. "And I wouldn't make them do what she wanted either."</p><p></p><p>One very determined, but thwarted, kid.</p><p></p><p>And there's no Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) at all in her. But there are a lot of other problems. But at 4, she just seemed to be a highly capable but very headstrong and at times confrontational child.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 395114, member: 1991"] Just because she's a foster, don't assume it's Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). It could also be Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). You would need subtly different approaches. Or it could be a combination. But sometimes very similar symptoms, especially the need to control their environment, can be seen. An anecdote told at our church from when easy child 2/difficult child 2 was 4 years old - the children were all in one room doing an activity under adult supervision. easy child 2/difficult child 2 emerged, face like a thundercloud. She came outside, sat on the edge of the veranda with her chin in her hands and scowled at anyone who came near. A few minutes later the adult who had been in charge of the kids came out. My friend asked her, "What's up with easy child 2/difficult child 2?" "We didn't all want to do what SHE wanted to do," explained the person supervising. "And I wouldn't make them do what she wanted either." One very determined, but thwarted, kid. And there's no Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) at all in her. But there are a lot of other problems. But at 4, she just seemed to be a highly capable but very headstrong and at times confrontational child. Marg [/QUOTE]
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