Most sources, including https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17904-reactive-attachment-disorder, estimate 1-2% of children could meet the diagnostic criteria for RAD. While it is more common for children in foster care, it remains a rare condition. In our journey as foster parents, we have provided care for roughly a dozen children. Of those, three met the diagnostic criteria for RAD. In […]
According to Mayo Clinic, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) is a rare and serious condition where a child fails to form healthy relationships with parents or caregivers. I believe that attachment issues are prevalent among children who have been separated from their birth families. As an adult who was adopted, I can speak from personal experience […]
Hello and welcome to my page! My name is Kay and I am creating this space to share my journey and understanding of parenting a child with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). I am an adult adoptee and an adoptive parent. Two of my children have been diagnosed with RAD. When I became a foster parent, […]