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Oct 186 min read

Surviving the Holidays When Parenting a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Surviving the holidays with a child with reactive attachment disorder? Here are tips from RAD Advocates to navigate the chaos.

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When Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Something Else and the Medication Consequences

Micaela Myers

Sep 105 min read

When Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Something Else and the Medication Consequences

Discover how reactive attachment disorder can be misdiagnosed and the consequences of wrong medication. Learn from a renowned psychiatrist.

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Developmental Trauma: Living With the Reality That Love Was Not Enough

Kathleen Johnson

Aug 274 min read

Developmental Trauma: Living With the Reality That Love Was Not Enough

Living with developmental trauma is a heart-wrenching reality. Read one family's journey of love, struggle, and advocating for families.

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Education, Developmental Trauma and the Best Equation for Your Family

Allison Ellenwood

Aug 167 min read

Education, Developmental Trauma and the Best Equation for Your Family

Navigating education with a child dealing with developmental trauma can be tough. Explore various academic options and find what works best.

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The Process of a Heart Breaking, by a Sister of a Brother with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Anonymous

Aug 9, 20226 min read

The Process of a Heart Breaking, by a Sister of a Brother with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Many people, including clinicians, do not understand that the whole family needs help for reactive attachment disorder. Here is one story.

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The Real Reasons Adoptions Fail from the Perspective of a Parent of a Failed Adoption

Micaela Myers

Jul 6, 20228 min read

The Real Reasons Adoptions Fail from the Perspective of a Parent of a Failed Adoption

Why do adoptions fail and how we can improve outcomes? Let's start by turning to the people who know best.

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What Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Across the Spectrum in Real Families

Micaela Myers

Apr 4, 202211 min read

What Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Across the Spectrum in Real Families

Reactive attachment disorder differs for each child and family depending on its severity. And so should treatment.

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How a Stranger's Early Childhood Experiences Can Impact Your Life (and what you can do about it)

Nichole Noonan

Jan 12, 20224 min read

How a Stranger's Early Childhood Experiences Can Impact Your Life (and what you can do about it)

Most people don't realize how one person's childhood trauma can impact everyone around them.

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3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way After Getting Arrested While Raising a Child with RAD

Anonymous

Dec 15, 20218 min read

3 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way After Getting Arrested While Raising a Child with RAD

How did my dream of helping kids in foster care end with my husband and I being arrested? Here's our story.

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Reactive Attachment Disorder: The "Rare" Culprit That Stifles Traumatized Kids and Their Parents

Micaela Myers

Nov 16, 20214 min read

Reactive Attachment Disorder: The "Rare" Culprit That Stifles Traumatized Kids and Their Parents

We can't solve a problem until we recognize it. And reactive attachment disorder is a big problem, whether or not we choose to believe it.

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Why a Parent of a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder is One of the Loneliest Kind of Caregiver

Micaela Myers

Nov 2, 20214 min read

Why a Parent of a Child with Reactive Attachment Disorder is One of the Loneliest Kind of Caregiver

Children with reactive attachment disorder have special needs. But others don't see it. So parents are left alone to create their "village".

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How the System Fails Kids and Families Tackling the Impact of Early Trauma

Micaela Myers

Oct 20, 20214 min read

How the System Fails Kids and Families Tackling the Impact of Early Trauma

At some point in our journey, most of us parenting a child impacted by early trauma find ourselves in over our heads. Where is the help?

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Advocacy actions: How a mom/nurse made a RAD impact in her graduate program

Nichole Noonan

Oct 20, 20212 min read

Advocacy actions: How a mom/nurse made a RAD impact in her graduate program

Every action creates impact. Every parent, professional and person can be a reactive attachment disorder advocate. Here's what one mom did.

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What Parenting Developmental Trauma Does to a Mom's Mind, Body and Soul

Micaela Myers

Sep 28, 20213 min read

What Parenting Developmental Trauma Does to a Mom's Mind, Body and Soul

Although developmental trauma impacts the entire family, moms (or sometimes dads) often get the brunt of it.

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Why we move our feet, hearts & hands for reactive attachment disorder advocacy (and how you can too)

Nichole Noonan

Sep 21, 20213 min read

Why we move our feet, hearts & hands for reactive attachment disorder advocacy (and how you can too)

Move to keep us in front of those working with traumatized families. So those charged with doing good can do better. To give parents voice.

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A Harbor for Sinking Ships: A Mom’s Perspective on the Navigating Reactive Attachment Disorder Event

Micaela Myers

Sep 1, 20213 min read

A Harbor for Sinking Ships: A Mom’s Perspective on the Navigating Reactive Attachment Disorder Event

A mom-perspective of Navigating RAD 21, a first-ever conference especially for parents of kids with reactive attachment disorder.

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What Developmental Trauma/Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Through the Eyes of These Dads

Micaela Myers

Aug 25, 20217 min read

What Developmental Trauma/Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like Through the Eyes of These Dads

In two-parent homes, where one parent stays at home and is the more primary caregiver, the other parent often sees a very different picture.

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Reactive Attachment Disorder: The Best Approach to Educate Your Child's Educator

Micaela Myers

Aug 9, 20213 min read

Reactive Attachment Disorder: The Best Approach to Educate Your Child's Educator

Most people have never heard of reactive attachment disorder. And those who have rarely understand it well. Educators are no exception.

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The Added Trauma of Raising a Child with Developmental Trauma: When Everyone Turns Against You

Carrie O'Toole

Jul 21, 20214 min read

The Added Trauma of Raising a Child with Developmental Trauma: When Everyone Turns Against You

Raising a child with developmental trauma is traumatizing, further compacted by the loss of friends and family.

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What PTSD Looks Like in Kids with Siblings with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Monica Badgley

Jun 22, 20215 min read

What PTSD Looks Like in Kids with Siblings with Reactive Attachment Disorder

Healthy kids often become a byproduct of their sibling’s reactive attachment disorder; they also become traumatized.

5,888 views1 comment

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