RAD Stealing Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
Sometimes RAD stealing is a godsend. I heard you gasp, just now. I also saw you roll your eyes. Think about it, though. When Stealing Makes no Sense Do you need to…
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Disorders/Mental Illness
RAD Advocating Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
We had no idea how different RAD advocating would be from the norm. Advocating for children with Reactive Attachment Disorder is like no other advocating. Funny… It Feels Like Prosecution, NOT Advocacy…
RAD Manipulation Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
RAD manipulation often relies on a “divide and conquer” strategy and children who suffer from Reactive Attachment Disorder understand that all too well. Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire! At first we couldn’t get…
RAD Symptoms Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
When RAD symptoms are used to diagnosis Reactive Attachment Disorder, it provides a roadmap of where to find treatment and what to do to help our children. You Can’t Play Kill the Mama!…
RAD Emotion Limitations Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
No matter how often my daughter used the emotions chart, RAD emotion limitations only allowed her to point at one of two illustrations; angry or afraid. Imagine a World with Only Fear…
The RAD Child Emotions Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
It took a long time for me to understand the RAD child emotions that my oldest daughter expressed. I wish I heard what she meant instead of what she said. Go Away!…
The RAD Parent Emotions Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
Rage and apathy must become only a place in the evolution of RAD parent emotions. Eventually, our emotions need to evolve to a different place. I Simply Can’t Take Any More It…
The RAD Child Anger Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
It really wasn’t my daughter, but RAD child anger hurt our other children. It hurt us, as parents. RAD child anger felt like it would shred our family. I thought the neighbors…
The RAD Child Surprise Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
The RAD child surprise diagnosis didn’t help. We were looking for the quick fix to a situation that had taken years of a perfect storm to develop. So THAT’S why she charms…
The RAD Child Development Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
For two of my daughters, inconsistency in needs being met and the rotating caregivers that provided for those needs made up the incubator that caused RAD child development to thrive. Reactive Attachment Disorder:…
The RAD Child Journey Called Reactive Attachment Disorder
My wife and I had three sons biologically before adoption added another six. (It’s a long story…) Three of our children that we adopted have Reactive Attachment Disorder. One has been diagnosed…
Dear God Please Forgive my Daughters First Mother
Dear God, please forgive my daughters’ first mother. I know that isn’t what I used to ask from you. I know I said I wanted her to burn in hell. I know…