RAD Reflections

Discover how parenting a child with reactive attachment disorder can lead to post-traumatic stress in caregivers and siblings — an often overlooked consequence of childhood trauma.

Dr. Madrid had never encountered reactive attachment disorder during his medical training. He and his wife learned through parenting.

Although reactive attachment disorder impacts the entire family, moms (or sometimes dads) often get the brunt of it.

Surviving the holidays with a child with reactive attachment disorder? Here are tips from RAD Advocates to navigate the chaos.

Discover how reactive attachment disorder can be misdiagnosed and the consequences of wrong medication. Learn from a renowned psychiatrist.

Living with developmental trauma is a heart-wrenching reality. Read one family's journey of love, struggle, and advocating for families.

Navigating education with a child dealing with developmental trauma can be tough. Explore various academic options and find what works best.

Many people, including clinicians, do not understand that the whole family needs help for reactive attachment disorder. Here is one story.

Why do adoptions fail and how we can improve outcomes? Let's start by turning to the people who know best.

Reactive attachment disorder differs for each child and family depending on its severity. And so should treatment.

Most people don't realize how one person's childhood trauma can impact everyone around them.

How did my dream of helping kids in foster care end with my husband and I being arrested? Here's our story.

We can't solve a problem until we recognize it. And reactive attachment disorder is a big problem, whether or not we choose to believe it.

Children with reactive attachment disorder have special needs. But others don't see it. So parents are left alone to create their "village".

At some point in our journey, most of us parenting a child impacted by early trauma find ourselves in over our heads. Where is the help?

Every action creates impact. Every parent, professional and person can be a reactive attachment disorder advocate. Here's what one mom did.

Move to keep us in front of those working with traumatized families. So those charged with doing good can do better. To give parents voice.

A mom-perspective of Navigating RAD 21, a first-ever conference especially for parents of kids with reactive attachment disorder.

In two-parent homes, where one parent stays at home and is the more primary caregiver, the other parent often sees a very different picture.

Most people have never heard of reactive attachment disorder. And those who have rarely understand it well. Educators are no exception.