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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 734373" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>This could be partly bipolar but may be largely the brain damage from prenatal substance abuse. I adopted a child who had substance abuse in utero and it affects them. It could also be attachment disorder...look it up. Common with adoptees. I adopted one kid who walked off after marrying and it's been fifteen years...haven't seen him since. Attachment disorder. He was in an orphanage for six years. He never felt a part of our family no matter how much we loved him.</p><p></p><p>I have three other adopted kids of various races who are extremely close to me, including one who was substance abused in utero. But I also had the boy who walked away. Adopted kids have extra potential for problems. It is not your fault. I doubt if only one issue is going on with him. My substance abused son is very loving but he does have high functioning autism. Fortunately he is working, in his own place and gets adult supports.</p><p></p><p>With our complicated adoptees, the answers are often difficult to pinpoint.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime you need to take care of you and your other boy. You can do it. I think therapy is very useful. Try it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 734373, member: 1550"] This could be partly bipolar but may be largely the brain damage from prenatal substance abuse. I adopted a child who had substance abuse in utero and it affects them. It could also be attachment disorder...look it up. Common with adoptees. I adopted one kid who walked off after marrying and it's been fifteen years...haven't seen him since. Attachment disorder. He was in an orphanage for six years. He never felt a part of our family no matter how much we loved him. I have three other adopted kids of various races who are extremely close to me, including one who was substance abused in utero. But I also had the boy who walked away. Adopted kids have extra potential for problems. It is not your fault. I doubt if only one issue is going on with him. My substance abused son is very loving but he does have high functioning autism. Fortunately he is working, in his own place and gets adult supports. With our complicated adoptees, the answers are often difficult to pinpoint. In the meantime you need to take care of you and your other boy. You can do it. I think therapy is very useful. Try it? [/QUOTE]
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