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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 626912" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Im trying hard to compose this post. </p><p></p><p>You most likely adopted a broken child. They say a child is formed by the time they are 3. Whatever put him into foster care most likely left him too damaged to be able to form ties. Lots of times children who are diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) end up diagnosed with psychopathy or antisocial PD later on in life. It does make sense. </p><p></p><p>In your case I think you have to protect yourself. Your emotional well being. You will always love that little boy you adopted but he is not that little boy anymore. Most likely he never will be again. </p><p></p><p>My son has a diagnosis of Personality Disorder not otherwise specified because he has the symptoms of several different personality disorders. One being Antisocial. He doesnt fit all the symptoms of any one thing. </p><p></p><p>I know what I can expect now from my son. I had thought that we had turned a corner with him but I was wrong. I have had to go back into protection mode. It is sad for all of us. One thing that keeps him off the complete scale is he is very upset that he has failed us....again. That doesnt keep him from continuing to make mistakes but he knows it upsets us which upsets him. </p><p></p><p>I dont know what the answer is in how we manage to cut ties. I dont think I could ever do that. Most probably for me it would be extremely difficult because of my granddaughters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 626912, member: 1514"] Im trying hard to compose this post. You most likely adopted a broken child. They say a child is formed by the time they are 3. Whatever put him into foster care most likely left him too damaged to be able to form ties. Lots of times children who are diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) end up diagnosed with psychopathy or antisocial PD later on in life. It does make sense. In your case I think you have to protect yourself. Your emotional well being. You will always love that little boy you adopted but he is not that little boy anymore. Most likely he never will be again. My son has a diagnosis of Personality Disorder not otherwise specified because he has the symptoms of several different personality disorders. One being Antisocial. He doesnt fit all the symptoms of any one thing. I know what I can expect now from my son. I had thought that we had turned a corner with him but I was wrong. I have had to go back into protection mode. It is sad for all of us. One thing that keeps him off the complete scale is he is very upset that he has failed us....again. That doesnt keep him from continuing to make mistakes but he knows it upsets us which upsets him. I dont know what the answer is in how we manage to cut ties. I dont think I could ever do that. Most probably for me it would be extremely difficult because of my granddaughters. [/QUOTE]
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