I am writing a paper on reactive attachemtn disorder for school. its not completed but i will post it for you and just maybe it will help you, its not...
Here is my experience. I think RAD and trauma go together, and while diagnosis helps in terms of organizing treatment and learning ways to parent these...
I am glad it helped a little bit. We cant sign up my oldest step son for any sprts or even boy scouts. he can not control him, he has no self...
I am ready today to send my son away forever! His 14th birthday and Father's Day and the beginning of camp today has sent him into a spiral of destructive...
I'm sure he's anxious about going to camp. You might try telling him that you know he's anxious about camp, but he'll be safe, he's been before and he was...
Lisa, I'll probably see you in a couple of yours if your boy is taking the bus to camp.? I have four going.? I understand what you are going through.? All of...
Thanks Judy! We are driving up. It is sort of a family tradition. After I wrote and vented, we had a talk and for the millionth time....we told him what we...
Thanks Mike! We do that and as I told Judy, I am feeling a bit better. We talked as we always do AFTER things calm down. And guess what, after his rage, he is...
I'm glad things are better now. It sounds so much like a typical 3 yo tantrum. That is so common with these kids; getting stuck in earlier stages. One...
Thanks Thia! I am learning that too except he likes to lunge. He is 85 pounds and 4' 10" He is strong. He really doesnt realize that he is bigger and can hurt...
sending prayers hope you get a rest. Susan--- In HopeForADKids@yahoogroups.com, "nycavalongirl" ... can't ... He ... up ... continued ... smarter ... very, ......
My son is at camp right now and since Sunday, every time the phone rings I'm sure it's the camp telling me to come get him NOW! This is his first time at a...
hello, I am new to the group but in desperate need of support. My husband and I are in the process of adopting two boys, the oldest is being evaluated for...
get Daniel Hughes books and Nancy Thomas. You need a real attachment therapist and theraplay [not play therapy......parent always present in therapy to help...
Certainly can identify! Get ready for others including your extended family to think things like"You are overreacting" "Stop being so strict"  "that is...
Hi, I'm new to the group but in dire need of good direction and support. I am in the process of adopting my grandson who is 14. We have had him since he was...
In what area of the country do you live? ... From: pat_amos <pat_amos@...> Subject: [HopeForADKids] Need good support To: HopeForADKids@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi Cathy, It sounds like you have made some really good strides in first trying to identify what kinds of things you may be dealing with from looking at...
Pat, I did research on this several years ago and I'm sure that others on this site might have additional information, but a place in Evergreen, Colorado kept...
Pat,  Good name. :) Thank you for the information. I'll certainly check it out. From what I've read, we've done a lot of the "right" things for him -...
Hi, Cathy, My husband and I also adopted a RAD child with PTSS. Although we have not had the physical issues you are dealing with, our trials were more through...
Hello all!! I just really need to vent. My husband and I are in the process of adopting two boys. the oldest has RAD (recently diagnosed) and he is three. He...
you keep on until someone listens!! lisa Lisa Chilson-Rose "Growth in wisdom may be exactly measured by the decrease in bitterness." Frederick Nietzsche ... ...
I second that emotion! Keep on until someone listens to you! Persistance finally pays off.  Hang in there for those babies! It will be worth it.  ......
You have to work with people who understand RAD and who believe it actually exists. This "charm" thing is very difficult because, invariably, you're wrong. ...
Joy, Wow, I totally hear you!!! We are going through the exact same thing right now with my 9 year old's school. They see her as this angel, but we have...
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