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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 167608" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hi.</p><p>I did not read the other responses, but I've adopted four children, and I want to give you my opinion. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) doesn't make sense in your case. I had a son with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) that we adopted at age eleven. He did not ONLY have Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). That rarely happens. They also suspect he suffers from fetal alcohol effects and possible other brain damage due to his birthmother's alcohol consumption while pregnant. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is supposed to be the LAST thing diagnosed after everything else has been ruled out. Has he seen a neuropsychologist? I would be soooooooo very leery of that diagnosis since this child was nurtured since birth. If it were me, it I would not buy it and would move on to another professional with more credentials. Second, even third opinions, never hurt and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) therapy will NOT help if the child actually has an evolving mood disorder or another disability causing the behavior. I would only trust a neuropsychologist or a Psychiatrist (with the MD). If you saw one, I'd see another one. </p><p>Attachment disorder is classic with kids who are shuffled around from caretaker to caretaker after birth and do not attach to anyone because they can't--nobody feeds them when they cry, nobody plays with them, nobody holds them. Some extremist positions is that a child who is adopted at birth still misses mommy from the womb (I think it's nonsense, but others do not). In what way was your child neglected to this extent?</p><p>I'd go for another opinion yesterday.</p><p>Every diagnosis is just the professionals best guess. None can be confirmed by blood tests. Biology/genetics can tell you tons. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 167608, member: 1550"] Hi. I did not read the other responses, but I've adopted four children, and I want to give you my opinion. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) doesn't make sense in your case. I had a son with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) that we adopted at age eleven. He did not ONLY have Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). That rarely happens. They also suspect he suffers from fetal alcohol effects and possible other brain damage due to his birthmother's alcohol consumption while pregnant. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is supposed to be the LAST thing diagnosed after everything else has been ruled out. Has he seen a neuropsychologist? I would be soooooooo very leery of that diagnosis since this child was nurtured since birth. If it were me, it I would not buy it and would move on to another professional with more credentials. Second, even third opinions, never hurt and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) therapy will NOT help if the child actually has an evolving mood disorder or another disability causing the behavior. I would only trust a neuropsychologist or a Psychiatrist (with the MD). If you saw one, I'd see another one. Attachment disorder is classic with kids who are shuffled around from caretaker to caretaker after birth and do not attach to anyone because they can't--nobody feeds them when they cry, nobody plays with them, nobody holds them. Some extremist positions is that a child who is adopted at birth still misses mommy from the womb (I think it's nonsense, but others do not). In what way was your child neglected to this extent? I'd go for another opinion yesterday. Every diagnosis is just the professionals best guess. None can be confirmed by blood tests. Biology/genetics can tell you tons. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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