RAD Thinking: Reactive Attachment Disorder
When RAD thinking is active, bad grades, disappointed parents and frustrated friends are small potatoes. What in the Name of All That’s Holy, was she Thinking? Why can’t she pay attention in…
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Dream Family: The Family I always Wanted
While not everything in my childhood was bad, very little in my home resembled my dream family. Moments of joy were surrounded by terror and betrayal. In the depths of my shattered…
RAD Compromising. The Deal is Never Done.
RAD compromising means a new argument each day, beginning with the most liberal interpretation of an immoveable line that was agreed to the day before. How About if we Limit Her to…
Special Needs Adoption. It’s Not Just the Family and Child
Special Needs adoption adds an element of inconvenience to families, but I have never seen an inconvenience that is so much fun. It Wasn’t Just Our Family Adopting Jack. It Was Everyone.…
Moscow It's Amazing
In Moscow it’s very gorgeous. We have so much fun in Moscow. With my sister, Annie we went to the Kremlin and we look around at beautiful (things). It’s very big complex.…
RAD Good Days: Reactive Attachment Disorder
RAD good days can be as simple as a moment of holdings hands, instigated by a child with no ulterior motive. The Good Days are Exquisite Maybe it’s because RAD good days…
Down Syndrome Enthusiasm The Bonus Chromosome
Maybe Down Syndrome enthusiasm didn’t come from Down syndrome, but from Jack. I mean, everyone who has Down syndrome doesn’t display Down Syndrome enthusiasm. A Lesson in Happiness, From Jack “It’s Tuesday,…
RAD Unfairness: Nothing About Reactive Attachment Disorder is Fair
RAD unfairness is worse than regular unfairness and I wanted someone to fix it. I wanted someone to make it fair. I’m Tired of Being Punished for Trying to Help It’s not…
Family Wishes: The Family You Always Wanted
The failures in my future wife’s historical family settings had taught her by default, the things that she would use to construct her own list of family wishes. I Just Wouldn’t be…
The Amarica is Rich
In Russia people poor and also because government took lots of money and also they poor because they be lazy work and not have enough money to survive. Sometimes in the Amarica…
RAD Time Devouring: Reactive Attachment Disorder
RAD time devouring is one of the most straining effects of Reactive Attachment Disorder on otherwise healthy families. My Daughter was a Well That Couldn’t be Filled. My wife and I were…
When I do Good I Get Good Consequences
At different time I have behaviors. I try to run away and hurt myself. But now it’s different. Now I keep rules and be happy. I know that sometimes I am mad…