How Do You Support A Foster Child With Reactive Attachment Disorder?
Both children and adults can be diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), also known as Attachment Disorder (AD). If your foster child has trouble taking direction and often displays aggressive behavior, RAD may be the cause. This child doesn’t need discipline as much as he needs your support. Prepare to conduct extensive researh to understand the foster child with a reactive attachment disorder. Many of these children have suffered some form of abuse. They abuse themselves and others, thinking that’s the way to get their needs met. As adults, they bear the scars of not knowing how to trust or love and will require a chance to work out the trauma. Find a qualified counselor trained in attachment therapy. Check online for resources, including directories and blogs from parents with children with RAD. Search for support groups, online and off, for parents of children with RAD, for siblings and for other relatives of the child with RAD. This is a disorder that affects everyone; e
