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OUT OF CONTROL 15 y.o. with- ODD
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 48371" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Tara, my son used to climb out of his crib and rock, banging his head all night. That is a huge red flag for high functioning autism. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) can co-exist with autistic spectrum, and autistic spectrum even LOOKS like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) because the kids often don't make good eye contact or like to be held or have inappropriate social skills. I can NOT emphasize how well my son is doing, however we got him at age two and he didn't have the co-morbid attachment issues. They actually made us go through an attachment assessment before we were allowed to file for adoption. THe big test was that we had to leave the room and they wanted to see if the three year old would cry for us or miss us or if he'd be fine without us. HE SCREAMED, "MOMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" so we passed :smile: He was a very difficult toddler. His behavior has REALLY improved with mega-interventions, but no medications helped him. Sounds like part of what your child is going through is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), but I doubt it's the entire picture. </p><p>My older adopted kids were all very "me" centered when we got them. They simply weren't used to intimacy and didn't want it nor did they appreciate having it. The latter two, including the one who had to leave our family, USED our good-heartedness. It was the only thing he knew how to do with this foreign thing called love. The early years impact these kids forever. Your brother is doing the best he can. The outcome is out of his hands. I *would* encourage him to have a complete evaluation on the child before I delved too deeply into Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I'm pretty sure that he would have attachment issues, however I'm also pretty sure, from experience, that there is more than that going on. I hope your brother has some biological info on this child's family. THey helps when the Psychiatrist or neuropsychologist does an assessment. I wish you all luck and keep on persevering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 48371, member: 1550"] Tara, my son used to climb out of his crib and rock, banging his head all night. That is a huge red flag for high functioning autism. Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) can co-exist with autistic spectrum, and autistic spectrum even LOOKS like Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) because the kids often don't make good eye contact or like to be held or have inappropriate social skills. I can NOT emphasize how well my son is doing, however we got him at age two and he didn't have the co-morbid attachment issues. They actually made us go through an attachment assessment before we were allowed to file for adoption. THe big test was that we had to leave the room and they wanted to see if the three year old would cry for us or miss us or if he'd be fine without us. HE SCREAMED, "MOMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" so we passed [img]:smile:[/img] He was a very difficult toddler. His behavior has REALLY improved with mega-interventions, but no medications helped him. Sounds like part of what your child is going through is Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), but I doubt it's the entire picture. My older adopted kids were all very "me" centered when we got them. They simply weren't used to intimacy and didn't want it nor did they appreciate having it. The latter two, including the one who had to leave our family, USED our good-heartedness. It was the only thing he knew how to do with this foreign thing called love. The early years impact these kids forever. Your brother is doing the best he can. The outcome is out of his hands. I *would* encourage him to have a complete evaluation on the child before I delved too deeply into Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I'm pretty sure that he would have attachment issues, however I'm also pretty sure, from experience, that there is more than that going on. I hope your brother has some biological info on this child's family. THey helps when the Psychiatrist or neuropsychologist does an assessment. I wish you all luck and keep on persevering. [/QUOTE]
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