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There is a WRONG way to handle a difficult child
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<blockquote data-quote="TheyAreLegallyAdultsNow" data-source="post: 353983" data-attributes="member: 8405"><p>The fact that this child is not traumatized by being completely surrounded by strangers may in fact point to an attachment disorder issue of some kind. I've read speculation that Reactive Attachment Disorder can be suspected for this child.</p><p></p><p>People with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) diagnosis lash out at the loving family members closest to them. </p><p></p><p>As reported of the child in the news, a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) would be expected to get along swimmingly with strangers and new caregivers. </p><p></p><p>If a form of attachment disorder is indeed present in this child, it will surely surface when the next deeper than superficial family relationships start to build.</p><p></p><p>Certainly there must be a better solution than dumping the kid on a plane back to his nation of origin. What is "best" ...who knows.</p><p></p><p>My heart breaks for children who through any combination of prenatal exposure to drugs/alcohol and abuse/neglect in the first few years of life don't have proper brain function to build healthy relationships. </p><p></p><p>My heart breaks for the parents who try the best they know how to love Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)-kids into health. </p><p></p><p>I'm grateful for the recent media exposure shining a light on Reactive Attachment Disorder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheyAreLegallyAdultsNow, post: 353983, member: 8405"] The fact that this child is not traumatized by being completely surrounded by strangers may in fact point to an attachment disorder issue of some kind. I've read speculation that Reactive Attachment Disorder can be suspected for this child. People with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) diagnosis lash out at the loving family members closest to them. As reported of the child in the news, a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) would be expected to get along swimmingly with strangers and new caregivers. If a form of attachment disorder is indeed present in this child, it will surely surface when the next deeper than superficial family relationships start to build. Certainly there must be a better solution than dumping the kid on a plane back to his nation of origin. What is "best" ...who knows. My heart breaks for children who through any combination of prenatal exposure to drugs/alcohol and abuse/neglect in the first few years of life don't have proper brain function to build healthy relationships. My heart breaks for the parents who try the best they know how to love Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)-kids into health. I'm grateful for the recent media exposure shining a light on Reactive Attachment Disorder. [/QUOTE]
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