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 Attachment Disorder -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Attachment disorder is a condition in which individuals have difficulty forming loving, lasting, intimate relationships.
Attachment disorders vary in severity, but the term is usually reserved for individuals who show a nearly complete lack of ability to be genuinely affectionate with others.
Attachment is the result of the bonding process that occurs between a child and caregiver during the first 2 years of the child’s life.
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 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood
Reactive attachment disorder is a disturbance of social interaction caused by neglect of a child's basic physical and emotional needs, particularly during infancy.
Reactive attachment disorder is caused by neglect of an infant's needs for physical safety, food, touching, and emotional bonds with a primary and/or secondary caretaker.
This disorder is usually identified when a parent (or prospective parent) is identified as being at high risk for neglect or when an adoptive parent has difficulty coping with a newly adopted child.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001547.htm   (680 words)

  
 AboutOurKids.org | Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Attachment refers to the intimate bond between an infant or very young child and the primary caregiver.
There are two major subtypes of Reactive Attachment Disorder: the inhibited type, characterized by the persistent failure to initiate and to respond to most social interactions in a developmentally appropriate way; and the disinhibited type, characterized by an indiscriminate sociability or a lack of selectivity in the choice of attachment figures.
A child with Reactive Attachment Disorder has the capacity to comprehend social relationships, but does not function appropriately, while a child with Severe Mental Retardation or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder suffers from a neurologically based disability that impedes expected development in social relationships.
www.childstudycenter.com /aboutour/disorders/rad.html   (346 words)

  
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Sometimes children who are diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder are also diagnosed with co-existing disorders such as Bipolar Disorder or Sensory Integration Disorder.
The cause of Reactive Attachment Disorder is not known.
Most children with this disorder have had severe problems or disruptions in their early relationships.
international.adoption.com /foreign/psychologist-reactive-attachment-d...   (648 words)

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