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Comments (3)
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My name is Amanda, my husband is Joel. We have 5 children ages 8-13, one of which has RAD, 2 ADHD, 1 ADD and 1 hereditary depression. We have had our challanges with RAD and are finding what dosent work, what wont work, what you should never do, what triggers behavior. What helps a little, what helps a lot, what is good and healthy and what to keep doing. So much has been learned but still so much more to learn. We are currently on a steep up hill march with RAD and I can see the top getting closer every day.
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|2010-04-13 08:40:04 Jean M - Adult (54) with RAD symptoms all my life
I still suffer from this life-long defince, inability to trust anyone, cannot 'connect' with others, I mostly stay as detached ,or more like it, dissociated from all the interactions, closness which Iam proficient at recognizing when trying to communicate with various peoples.
I know now after now being in my mid 50's that the trauma, damage which must;ve been instilled, hard-wired my my deveoping brain as an infant....that it;s probably too difficult if not impossible to change. I feel so embarrased to carry this semi obvious aura-energy around wvweywhere I go, no matter with family or friends. They don;t see it, they;re in denial. I looked at Amazon for books on Adult RAD and not many, unless the book which cost around 100 dollars!!
I think this is a great place to share info and experiences. I believe it is a kind of suffering for us. We;re here to make those very difficult connectionswith the only people who truly understand. Thank you everyone. Jeannie
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|2010-05-29 19:28:51 Melissa Crabbe - Not sure if this posted the first time...Hello! I found this website because I was looking for information on adult survivors of RAD.
We have two adopted siblings, and while both probably have attachment issues to some extent it is our daughter, age 10, who is having the most difficult time right currently. She and her brother have been with us for three years.
Our daughter does not have the severest manifestation of RAD, more like an extremely anxious or ambivalent attachment. She has about a four-month cycle. She goes between doing very well and being very loving, then the tension builds up and she goes through a period (can be several weeks at a time) of being extremely hostile and violent. It feels similar to the cycle of violence that is seen in domestic violence, which, of course, she was exposed to.
In her case the "chocolate and flowers" phase looks like making breakfast, mowing the lawn, mopping the floor, and cleaning her room all in one day. (It's familiar to me because I was in a relationship that h...
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