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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 170382" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm going to give you my opinion as a mom of four adopted kids. We actually adopted six, but two were too dangerous to stay in our family since we had younger kids. One of those two had full blown Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) (explanation in the next paragraph...lol).</p><p> I believe from the deepest part of my core that adopted kids who have problems are over-diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder. I can understand it with older kids--but I don't believe it with kids who always had love--I just don't buy "the primal wound theory." And you'll find plenty of professionals who don't either. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a controversial diganosis and adopted kids get saddled with it all the time, especially from lesser-educated therapists. Be careful. </p><p>Adopted kids tend to have more mental illness, because more often their birthparents had mental illness. Also many have autistic spectrum disorder and the higher functioning type REALLY looks like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), however it IS NOT.</p><p> Sadly, in my opinion Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a scapegoat. We adopted an 11 year old who had reactive attachment. That made sense. He had been in five homes and had probably been abused...and he abused. But in your cause, I would want a second and third opinion (from a Psychiatrist with the MD) before I'd accept reactive attachment disorder as a diagnosis. It doesn't seem as if your child has any reason not to attach to you--she was loved from infancy on. Again, you will get various opinions here because of the controversey of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), but, since she has other diagnosis., my guess is that THOSE are what is causing her behavior. All adopted kids have questions about their origins, but that does not equal Reactive Attachment Disorder. Good luck, regardless of what you decide to pursue. I hope, for your daughter's sake, you check this out with a Psychiatrist (the MD type) and a neuropsychologist before you buy into it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 170382, member: 1550"] I'm going to give you my opinion as a mom of four adopted kids. We actually adopted six, but two were too dangerous to stay in our family since we had younger kids. One of those two had full blown Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) (explanation in the next paragraph...lol). I believe from the deepest part of my core that adopted kids who have problems are over-diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder. I can understand it with older kids--but I don't believe it with kids who always had love--I just don't buy "the primal wound theory." And you'll find plenty of professionals who don't either. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a controversial diganosis and adopted kids get saddled with it all the time, especially from lesser-educated therapists. Be careful. Adopted kids tend to have more mental illness, because more often their birthparents had mental illness. Also many have autistic spectrum disorder and the higher functioning type REALLY looks like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), however it IS NOT. Sadly, in my opinion Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a scapegoat. We adopted an 11 year old who had reactive attachment. That made sense. He had been in five homes and had probably been abused...and he abused. But in your cause, I would want a second and third opinion (from a Psychiatrist with the MD) before I'd accept reactive attachment disorder as a diagnosis. It doesn't seem as if your child has any reason not to attach to you--she was loved from infancy on. Again, you will get various opinions here because of the controversey of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), but, since she has other diagnosis., my guess is that THOSE are what is causing her behavior. All adopted kids have questions about their origins, but that does not equal Reactive Attachment Disorder. Good luck, regardless of what you decide to pursue. I hope, for your daughter's sake, you check this out with a Psychiatrist (the MD type) and a neuropsychologist before you buy into it. [/QUOTE]
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