Reactive Attachment Disorder
Reactive attachment disorder is a rare but serious condition in which an infant or young child doesn’t establish healthy attachments with parents or caregivers.
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Wiki Number: PW181
Diagnosis: Reactive Attachment Disorder
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Symptoms: Those unable to initiate or respond to social interactions; lack of self-regulation. Too few children have been studied to generalize.
Progression: Most of the Wikipedia article focused on whether the children met the definition of the disease, little on how to help them.
Causes: lack of neglect or abuse from 6 months to 3 years; failure to thrive;
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Therapies: May need to remove the child from that home or orphanage; authorities disagree on appropriate therapies.
Amazon or Library Book: How to Help a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder
Amazon or Library Book: Answers to RAD: Where do adults go with Reactive Attachment Disorder?
Amazon or Library Book:
Detached – Surviving Reactive Attachment Disorder
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