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Join date: May 11, 2021
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Micaela Myers and her husband adopted a pair of siblings from foster care in 2015, when the children were 9 and 13. Since then, she has become an advocate for foster care reform and the support and education of adoptive parents. She was a member and is a supporter of RAD Advocates. Micaela earned her MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and works as a professional writer and editor in Colorado.
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Jan 6, 2026 ∙ 8 min
How One Family Survived Reactive Attachment Disorder in a Broken System
As reactive attachment disorder escalated, this family faced police calls, denied placements, and legal risk. RAD Advocates helped them understand what agencies were doing, prepare for staffings, and protect their family through the court process.
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Nov 25, 2025 ∙ 6 min
Cherie’s Story: Why Parenting Children With Reactive Attachment Disorder Was Harder Than Cancer
Cherie survived severe bilateral breast cancer, but says parenting children with reactive attachment disorder was even harder. This is what families facing developmental trauma really experience.
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Sep 3, 2025 ∙ 5 min
The Cost of Ignorance: A Lawyer’s Call for Reform Around Reactive Attachment Disorder
Retired attorney Alan Novick exposes the child welfare system’s failure to recognize reactive attachment disorder. Families are wrongly blamed while children go untreated — here’s why reform is urgently needed.
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