Geometry.Net - Health_Conditions: Attachment Disorder

Hope To Tell
Informative links and a personal story of one family who has a little girl with attachment disorder.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/7447

Extractions: MY CHILD SUFFERS FROM ATTACHMENT DISORDER...that's the first thing I remember saying to my wife..."Ok so we get a doctor and fix the problem". I find that my response is so typical of men. How long can it possibly take I said.....FOREVER.... was my wifes reply....That's when I decided that I was going to find out everything about this horrible disorder that I possibly could and pass that information to others. 1)superficially engaging, charming(phoniness)2)lack of eye contact 3)indiscriminately affectionate with strangers 4)lacking ability to give and receive affection 5)extreme control problems(covert or "sneaky" ways 6)destructive to self,others,things 7) cruel to animals 8)chronic or crazy lying 9)no impulse control 10)learning lags and disorders 11)lacking cause and effect thinking 11)lack of conscience 12) abnormal eating patterns 13)poor peer relationships 14)preoccupied with fire,blood, gore 15)persistent nonsense questions and incessant chatter 16)abnormal speech patterns 17)inappropriatley demanding and clingy 18) abnormal speech patterns 19)parents appear unreasonably hostile and angry.
What Is RAD?
Offers informational products, resources, and hope for those who carefor children with attachment disorder. attachment disorder Symptoms,
http://www.nancythomasparenting.com/rad.htm

Extractions: Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)? Attachment is defined as the affectional tie between two people. It begins with the bond between the infant and mother. This bond becomes internally representative of how the child will form relationships with the world. Bowlby stated "the initial relationship between self and others serves as blueprints for all future relationships." (Bowlby, 1975) Attachment Disorder is defined as the condition in which individuals have difficulty forming lasting relationships. They often show nearly a complete lack of ability to be genuinely affectionate with others. They typically fail to develop a conscience and do not learn to trust. They do not allow people to be in control of them due to this trust issue. This damage is done by being abused or physically or emotionally separated from one primary caregiver during the first 3 years of life. "If a child is not attached-does not form a loving bond with the mother-he does not develop an attachment to the rest of mankind. The unattached child literally does not have a stake in humanity" (Magid & McKelvey 1988) They do not think and feel like a normal person. "At the core of the unattached is a deep-seated rage, far beyond normal anger. This rage is suppressed in their psyche.
Wisconsin Attachment Resource Network
A nonprofit organization dedicated to statewide education on child attachment issues. Find information about child attachment, attachment disorder, as well as parenting and bonding techniques. Includes local news and events.
http://www.w-a-r-n.com

Extractions: "Dedicated to the Education of Child Attachment" PLEASE SELECT NEXT PAGE: SELECT PAGE: BASIC RAD INFORMATION 1. Child Attachment 2. Reactive Attachment Disorder 3. Parenting Techniques 4. Bonding Techniques 5. Treatment -ORGANIZATION INFORMATION- 1. About Us 3. We Will Speak 5. GuestBook 6. Your Feedback/Story Submit Form 7. Print Donation Form 1. Wisconsin Resources 2. Inspirational Poems of Support 3. Therapists Needed 4. Lawyers Needed 5. Additional Web Resources ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. Special - Colorado Tragedy Wisconsin Attachment Resource Network
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Reactive attachment disorder is the inability to trust. It develops Advertisement.Reactive attachment disorder Guide picks. RAD is
http://specialchildren.about.com/cs/radattachment/
Tapllink
A Pennsylvania based support system for adoptive, foster, and kinship families. Includes information about attachment disorder, sexual abuse, and other concerns. Find resources and support within the state.
http://www.taplink.org

Extractions: All rights reserved TAPLINK is dedicated to providing support to adoptive, foster and kinship families in Pennsylvania. Our belief is that every adoptive, foster, and kinship family has the right to accessible support services and this site is here to help you find those services. If you cannot find the information that you need on our site please contact us at (215) 256-0669. We will do our best to help you. For information on adopting some of Pennsylvanias waiting children visit www.adoptpakids.org This site is maintained by Together as Adoptive Parents Inc.
Reactive Attachment Disorder--Coping Strategies
Parenting Special Needs. Reactive attachment disorder Center. Love Isn't EnoughThe reality of parenting a child diagnosed with Reactive attachment disorder.
http://specialchildren.about.com/library/blradcenter.htm

Extractions: Adopting an older child with special needs presents many struggles. "I'm a strong supporter of "older child" adoptions and "special needs" adoptions and would never, ever give up my beautiful daughter but the next time I adopt an older child, I'll do things differently!" Foster Parents Are...
Kuddle Kids Korner
Information and techniques that help in the day to day parenting of children with attachment disorder. Includes techniques to facilitate attachment and bonding.
http://www.kuddlekids.com/
The Enemy Within
An article by Linda Ann Smith on the subject, offering insight into attachment disorder with regard to school issues and symptoms in infants and toddlers.
http://www.tulsatoday.com/attachment.htm

Extractions: by Linda Ann Smith The smell of singed hair filled the classroom. A young girl grasped her smoldering pigtail and ran screaming to the teacher. Scott walked quietly to the front of the room. He dropped a book of matches and a scorched piece of paper into the wastebasket. He seemed unaware of the hysterical girl who was clinging to her third grade teacher. The other students, paralyzed with horror, watched silently as Scott brushed ashes from his sleeve. On the way back to his seat, Scott spit on one of his classmates and "accidentally" bumped into another. As if nothing unusual had happened, Scott settled himself at his desk. Scott is an unattached child. Healthy attachments begin in early infancy. The infant experiences pain, hunger, or discomfort and expresses rage by crying. The infant's primary caregiver (usually the mother) responds to the infant's rage reaction with eye contact, touch, motion, or food. The infant learns to trust his caregiver for comfort and the bonding process begins. This bonding cycle is repeated countless times during the infant's first year of life. Uninterrupted repetition of the cycle results in a strong trust bond between infant and caregiver. Attachment disorders result when the infant's needs are not gratified. Kathy Miller, founder and president of The Attachment Network in Oklahoma, explains, "When an infant expresses rage and feels no relief for his need, he learns that to survive this world, he must control it. These children actually believe that if they release control to anyone else that they will die."
Attachment Disorder Defined - Information On Traits And Symptoms Of Reactive Att
Treatment and Training for Reactive attachment disorder through CorrectiveTherapy, specializing in child abuse and adopted children.
http://www.attachmentexperts.com/attachmentdisorder.htm

Extractions: Attachment Defined Attachment Disorder Causes Attachment disorder is transmitted intergenerationally. Children lacking secure attachments with caregivers commonly grow up to be parents who are incapable of establishing this crucial foundation with their own children. Instead of following the instinct to protect, nurture and love their children, they abuse, neglect and abandon. The situation is out of control. Consider the following: Children who begin their lives with compromised and disrupted attachment are at risk for serious problems as development unfolds: Low self-esteem.
Home Page
An author and a developmental neuropsychologist, based in Alexandria, Virginia and specializing in the treatment of children with attachment disorder, including international adoptees.
http://www.drfederici.com
THE FAMILY PRESERVATION CENTER
A Littleton, Colorado facility dedicated in helping families facing attachment disorder by helping them reconnect and strengthen their bonds. Find the text of speeches and articles by Carole A. McKelvey, as well as information on parent training issues.
http://www.carolemckelvey.com/
BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule: Reactive Attachment Disorder
DSMIV Reactive attachment disorder. Diagnostic criteria for 313.89 Reactiveattachment disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood (cautionary statement).
http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/reactatt.htm

Extractions: BehaveNet DSM-IV: Reactive Attachment Disorder Children with this mental disorder , associated with care that is "grossly pathological," fail to relate socially either by exhibiting markedly inhibited behavior or by indiscriminate social behavior. Diagnostic criteria for 313.89 Reactive Attachment Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood (1) persistent failure to initiate or respond in a developmentally appropriate fashion to most social interactions, as manifest by excessively inhibited, hypervigilant, or highly ambivalent and contradictory responses (e.g., the child may respond to caregivers with a mixture of approach, avoidance, and resistance to comforting, or may exhibit frozen watchfulness) (2) diffuse attachments as manifest by indiscriminate sociability with marked inability to exhibit appropriate selective attachments (e.g., excessive familiarity with relative strangers or lack of selectivity in choice of attachment figures) B. The disturbance in Criterion A is not accounted for solely by developmental delay (as in
Heal The Hearts Foundation
Advocate group that provides the public with information, parents with support, resources, and scholarships for reactive attachment disorder therapy.
http://www.healtheheart.org/

Extractions: Welcome to our Website! Created to promote understanding and education, of Reactive Attachment Disorder , for parents and professionals dealing with children diagnosed with RAD. In addition we sponsor an online support group where parents and professionals can meet to exchange ideas. We also offer local monthly support group meetings and periodic workshops. Please join us at the new Heal the Hearts Foundation , Message Board Presenting; Do you feel as though you are spinning your wheels? The more you do for your child, the more he/she rejects you. Parenting techniques work only temporarily or NOT AT ALL. Do you feel angry at your child? Are you withdrawing from your friends? Do you feel they look at you as though you are the crazy one? Have you heard all too often; "He just needs to be loved more, you’re too strict, lighten up on him." Have you thought about relinquishing your parental rights? Does your child act as if he doesn’t want you? Is he hostile toward you, but cute and charming toward others? The disruption rate is extremely high for foster children and way too many adoptions are terminated. But there is hope
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Hudson Valley Family Attachments - Home - Hudson Valley Family Attachments
Florida, New York. Counseling, support and advocacy services for adoptive, foster and kinship families, specializing in attachment disorders and PTSD.
http://www.hudsonvalleyfamilyattachments.bigstep.com
AdoptionForums.com - Attachment Disorder
Registered Jan 1999 Location Posts 154001. attachment disorder I was just wonderingwhat is attachment disorder? I am also sad to hear you mother is dying.
http://www.adoptionforums.com/t11522.html
Nicola Atwool, 1997
Details the symptoms and causes of attachment disorder. Insights into the relationship between attachment and child development.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/Web_menus/Dept_Homepages/CIC/papers/Atwool.html

Extractions: 12 March 1997 What is Attachment? Attachment is a process which takes place between the primary caregiver and an infant: An attachment may be defined as an affectional tie that one person or animal forms between himself and another specific one - a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time.. ( Ainsworth et al in Woodhead et al, 1992, p 31) Attachment is usually talked about in relation to mothers and their infants. John Bowlby first brought this concept to the fore. His work was considered to place an undue emphasis on the role of the mother and fell into disfavour. This was largely due to the fact that his work was used in the post World War II era to pressure women into remaining at home to care for their children rather than seeking employment. The major thrust of Bowlby's work was the impact of traumatic separation on infants. His work represented a significant move away from the psychoanalytic focus on the inner world as he developed a theory to explain behaviour which took account of external events. Later research has expanded on Bowlby's ground breaking research and has reinstated attachment as an important concept. The emphasis on attachment to the mother has shifted to an emphasis on the primary caregiver (which may not be the mother) and it is now recognised that children can form multiple attachments. An important development in challenging the assumption that mothers needed to be at home full-time was the discovery that quality was more important than quantity in forming secure attachments between caregivers and their children.
"Attachment Disorder Help - Martha G. Welch Center"
attachment disorder and other regulatory disorders treated at theMartha G. Welch Center. Reactive attachment disorder. At present
http://www.marthawelch.com/attachment_disorder.shtml

Extractions: Reactive Attachment Disorder At present, Reactive Attachment Disorder is not well understood within the psychiatric community, and for this reason there are not many Psychiatrists, Psychologists or Social Workers who have the expertise or training to diagnose or to treat them properly. This fact, combined with pressure from insurance companies to contain costs has meant that the social services sector is left to handle the disorder. Social Services are in many cases at a loss to provide treatment because they lack the necessary conditions, knowledge and training to do so. We at the Martha Welch Center are dedicated to the conviction that with proper initial Intensive Family Treatment therapy and training, even the most severe disorders can be ameliorated relatively quickly. Further, and perhaps most important, we believe that the power of permanent cure lies ultimately with the family at home, thus making treatment in the long run very cost effective. From the very beginning every effort is made to empower the parents and imbue them with the deep commitment and parenting tools necessary to deal effectively with attachment disordered children at home, thus making it possible to avoid any residential or institutional care.
B. Bryan Post, Ph.D, LCSW, DAPA
A family centered approach to understanding behavior disruptions in children and families including treatment for attachment disorder. Offices in Mountain View and Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
http://www.bryanpost.com
ADOPTION BOOK CATALOG - Attachment Disorder Attachment Disorder, Reactive Attach
ADOPTION BOOK CATALOG attachment disorder attachment disorder, reactive attachmentdisorder, rad, special needs adoption, bonding, foster care, foster
http://www.tapestrybooks.com/catalog/text/b_attach.html

Extractions: As research leads to an increasingly better understanding of attachment disorders of various types, the tools available to professionals and parents for TREATING ATTACHMENT DISORDERS continue to improve. This book is one such tool, offering an in-depth analysis of the many manifestations and intensities of attachment problems, from pre-conception to post-birth and post-adoption. With comprehensive yet easy-to-understand text, this is a great resource for anyone dealing with attachment problems. (Hardcover, 294 pages, 1999) Nancy Thomas, a therapeutic parenting specialist, has shared her life and home for over twenty years with severely emotionally disturbed children. These children, over 90% of whom have committed murder, have problems including ADHD, reactive attachment disorder, Tourette Syndrome, bipolar disorder and others. WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH provides you with the tools and guidance to parent with power, love and style. This book is the culmination of several years' work, and is an excellent guide for parents of children who simply don't know how to live in a family. (Paperback, 115 pages, 1997)

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