Reactive Attachment Disorder:
Living and Learning with the Hurt Child
Reactive Attachment Disorder, or RAD, is a complex mental disorder that manifests in children. It can be extremely difficult to cope with or treat; children with RAD are typically not helped by conventional therapies or child-rearing strategies.The successful treatment of children with this disorder requires that all who regularly interact with the child are aware of the symptoms of this disorder, of the difficulties the behaviors can cause, and some quick strategies to successfully interact with the child in a way that supports the parents and the rest of the treatment team.
This presentation was developed as such a primer. It is available as a PDF file (viewable with Adobe Reader or FoxIt PDF reader, both free), and as a Flash presentation.
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Click here to download a ZIP file of the Flash presentation. Once you have downloaded the presentation, unzip radkid_primer.zip . Then open the file radkid_primer.swf with your web browser.
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