Just a quick note with some resources for RAD. Background - my husband and I adopted twins from Bulgaria in 2006. They were 26 months old and had been neglected in the orphanage. Not by any part of the orphanages fault - understaffed, overworked, low on money, ex-Communist country with a currancy losing power in Europe and a government trying to rebuild. It was just what happened.
Did we know about RAD when we adopted the twins? Nope. Would we have changed our minds had we known about RAD when adopting them? Nope. Have we learned ALOT about RAD and continue to learn more all the time. Yep.
We use TheraPlay with the twins. Pete has had more extensive therapy than Pavel has but we think that is soon to change. The older they get the more significant their issues seem to become apparent. We like the concepts and just began "brushing" this week (more on that to come). I will be able to comment more when I understand it more and have seen how it may help Pete.
For now, it was a LONG and HARD day with a less than fairytail ending for the RAD twins. But they are lovingly tucked into bed with kisses, blankets and about a billion stuffed animals so its time for the parental wind-down with a rented movie. Thanks for reading.
http://birthtothreetherapies.com/
http://theraplay.org/8400.html
http://aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/reactive_attachment_disorder
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