Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder — An Overview of One of the More Misunderstood Conditions Affecting Child Welfare
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Reactive Attachment Disorder
Ahh…Reactive Attachment Disorder. It didn’t mean much to me when the therapist made that diagnosis of my then 8-year-old daughter. After all, I already knew her problems stemmed from the neglect she had suffered as a baby. From...
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January 21, 2011. It was a day that started off like any other day, except about noonish I found out that my daughter had skipped school. I rushed home and called around but nobody had seen her. Then, about 4 p.m.
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When it comes to RAD, 8 seems to be our “magic number.” My daughter was 8 years old when she was diagnosed. It took 8 years before I could honestly say she seems to be healing. We’ve gone through 8 therapists. But most...
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