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Attachment therapy? What is it? Do all adopted kids need it?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 401701" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>If they are using info off the internet about attachement disorders, they could be wanting to blame all his problems on this. I pulled up this article while trying to see if there was any data on the % of adoptees who had attachement disorder. Going by this article, almost every single adhd, autistic, or otherwise mentally ill child/disturbed/diffeerent wired kid could have attachment disorder instead of whatever else is the problem. </p><p></p><p>in my opinion the school has seen a list like this and is trying to say all his problems are from home issues and so they don't need to do anything different because the family is the problem. Which is pure hogwash. I would make sure they have plenty of Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) info and if possible find an Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) expert to write them a letter. </p><p></p><p>One thing that I find interesting is that while you hear about attachment disorders and it sounds like there are quite a few types from the articles, etc..., the only types of attachment disorders that I can find are subtypes of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I have tried several different ways to search for them on google and the ONLY things that come up are inhibited and disinhibited Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I can find nothing that lists any other kind of attachment disorder. NOT that I am the perfect searcher or even looking in the best places. Just that given the interest in attachment disorders and attachment therapy, surely there are more than just types of a disorder that can ONLY be diagnosis'd when everything else has been conclusively ruled out?? </p><p></p><p>I think many are ignoring the part of the diagnosis that says that you look to Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) after you rule other things out and instead are applying "attachment disorder" and "attachment therapy" rather willy-nilly in very irresponsible ways. </p><p></p><p>I would print out the DSM guidlines for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and tell school to move on because your child just doesn't fit this diagnosis and unless he fits that diagnosis this is NOT an appropriate avenue for them to explore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 401701, member: 1233"] If they are using info off the internet about attachement disorders, they could be wanting to blame all his problems on this. I pulled up this article while trying to see if there was any data on the % of adoptees who had attachement disorder. Going by this article, almost every single adhd, autistic, or otherwise mentally ill child/disturbed/diffeerent wired kid could have attachment disorder instead of whatever else is the problem. in my opinion the school has seen a list like this and is trying to say all his problems are from home issues and so they don't need to do anything different because the family is the problem. Which is pure hogwash. I would make sure they have plenty of Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) info and if possible find an Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) expert to write them a letter. One thing that I find interesting is that while you hear about attachment disorders and it sounds like there are quite a few types from the articles, etc..., the only types of attachment disorders that I can find are subtypes of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I have tried several different ways to search for them on google and the ONLY things that come up are inhibited and disinhibited Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I can find nothing that lists any other kind of attachment disorder. NOT that I am the perfect searcher or even looking in the best places. Just that given the interest in attachment disorders and attachment therapy, surely there are more than just types of a disorder that can ONLY be diagnosis'd when everything else has been conclusively ruled out?? I think many are ignoring the part of the diagnosis that says that you look to Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) after you rule other things out and instead are applying "attachment disorder" and "attachment therapy" rather willy-nilly in very irresponsible ways. I would print out the DSM guidlines for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and tell school to move on because your child just doesn't fit this diagnosis and unless he fits that diagnosis this is NOT an appropriate avenue for them to explore. [/QUOTE]
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