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Attachment therapy? What is it? Do all adopted kids need it?
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 401676"><p>I think it is ridiculous to generalize about all adopted kids having attachment issues. We adopted both of our kids at birth. My son, (difficult child) was definitely attached to us when he was young. There is no question in my mind about that, although my therapist has said it migth have been insecure attachment because he was fairly needy, more clingy, etc. But the attachment was strong. I just know it was. He was always a challenge though. I think most of his issues are just in his wiring and I do think that adoption issues probably played into that as he became a teen. So I think adoption issues are a factor but definitely not the whole story and I have also had many people ask me about the possibility of some kind of attachment disorder. From what I know of him and his early childhood i just don't buy that. My daughter who is very together and definitely a easy child clearly does not have attachment issues. She is clearly attached to us and also is very independent and has a healthy outlook on life. I can't say she doesn't have some issues because of adoption but they are not overwhelming issues... just things in her life she will continue to need to come to terms with.</p><p></p><p>It sounds like the school is trying to figure stuff out and so is bringing up terms they have heard but don't necessarily know much about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 401676"] I think it is ridiculous to generalize about all adopted kids having attachment issues. We adopted both of our kids at birth. My son, (difficult child) was definitely attached to us when he was young. There is no question in my mind about that, although my therapist has said it migth have been insecure attachment because he was fairly needy, more clingy, etc. But the attachment was strong. I just know it was. He was always a challenge though. I think most of his issues are just in his wiring and I do think that adoption issues probably played into that as he became a teen. So I think adoption issues are a factor but definitely not the whole story and I have also had many people ask me about the possibility of some kind of attachment disorder. From what I know of him and his early childhood i just don't buy that. My daughter who is very together and definitely a easy child clearly does not have attachment issues. She is clearly attached to us and also is very independent and has a healthy outlook on life. I can't say she doesn't have some issues because of adoption but they are not overwhelming issues... just things in her life she will continue to need to come to terms with. It sounds like the school is trying to figure stuff out and so is bringing up terms they have heard but don't necessarily know much about. [/QUOTE]
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