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New Here, Beginning to panic...Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for RADs?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 560758" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I adopted a child with severe reactive attachment disorder. Of course, he hid it before we got him and nobody knew the atrocities he was committing, including us, for quite a while. At any rate, after we found out he had been having sex with my two younger kids (he was 13 and they were 5 and 7), we flat out called cPS, told them, and said we wanted to relinquish custody and that this was why. We got a lot of cooperation. Although we were not allowed to relinquish custody at first, the boy never lived in our house again and the state paid for the RTCs. I would call CPS and tell them how dangerous she is. Has she killed any pets? This kid killed two of our dogs too. </p><p></p><p>If CPS still won't take her, I would move out with the other kids until hub can find a place for her. It is not worth the risk to you and the other kids to keep them there. It is probably unlikely that she will get better. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is very serious, takes tons and tons of expensive one-on-one therapy, and the kids don't have a conscience. They are the equivalent of adult psychopaths. in my opinion an IEP, regular therapy, or any sort of parenting is not enough for kids that are THAT damaged. Unfortunately, there are children that are so damaged that they are dangerous and can not be saved. </p><p></p><p>In the end, it is your decision, but the horror of what happened to us has happened to others too and I always feel a need to share with anyone dealing with a fully Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) child. (((Hugs))) I know this is really a hard decision!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 560758, member: 1550"] I adopted a child with severe reactive attachment disorder. Of course, he hid it before we got him and nobody knew the atrocities he was committing, including us, for quite a while. At any rate, after we found out he had been having sex with my two younger kids (he was 13 and they were 5 and 7), we flat out called cPS, told them, and said we wanted to relinquish custody and that this was why. We got a lot of cooperation. Although we were not allowed to relinquish custody at first, the boy never lived in our house again and the state paid for the RTCs. I would call CPS and tell them how dangerous she is. Has she killed any pets? This kid killed two of our dogs too. If CPS still won't take her, I would move out with the other kids until hub can find a place for her. It is not worth the risk to you and the other kids to keep them there. It is probably unlikely that she will get better. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is very serious, takes tons and tons of expensive one-on-one therapy, and the kids don't have a conscience. They are the equivalent of adult psychopaths. in my opinion an IEP, regular therapy, or any sort of parenting is not enough for kids that are THAT damaged. Unfortunately, there are children that are so damaged that they are dangerous and can not be saved. In the end, it is your decision, but the horror of what happened to us has happened to others too and I always feel a need to share with anyone dealing with a fully Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) child. (((Hugs))) I know this is really a hard decision! [/QUOTE]
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