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A Child Chosen - Perspectives of an Adoptive Parent

Archive for the ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder’ Category

January 17th, 2008

The Best Adoption Books

I have read my fair share of adoption books including some pretty controversial ones like Holding Time, one that I used the theories from sparingly.
I do have some favorites (and I own ALL of these) but I would love to know yours…
Tags: Adoption, Attachment, books, Childrens-Books, Chris-Crutcher, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, international adoption, Medical, teen-reads

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December 18th, 2007

When Adoptions Go Wrong

Just before we left to go to court in Russia a child abuse case featuring a toddler adopted from Russia became very public. It also became the center of our Court Case.
Nina, adopted from Russia as an infant, was physically aggressive, had violent tantrums, destroyed property, and had not attached to her family. In fact, […]

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December 10th, 2007

Attachment Disorder Symptoms

The signs and symptoms of Attachment Disorder can be dubios and mimic other disorders; Post Traumatic Stress, Sensory Processing Dysfunction, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and even ADHD in extreme cases. For adoptive children trauma and neglect can play out in different ways and attachment often just gets in the way.
Symptoms of RAD in Children

Superficially charming and […]

By Marcie -- 3 comments