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The more you educate yourself on this disorder the better equipped you will be to get in control of the family atmosphere and provide the right healing environment for your ill child.  I start out by providing you with more about those first few months and years of life and what happens when things go wrong.

UNDERSTANDING ATTACHMENT AND BONDING

Attachment Disorder Introduction
by Lawrence Smith

Internal Working Model
Lawrence Smith

The Child with
Attachment Disorder

by Lawrence Smith

Parenting a Poorly Attached Child
by Daniel Hughes

When Children Don't Bond
by Tori DeAngelis

The Primal Wound
Nancy Verrier

 

WEB SITES OF ATTACHMENT PROFESSIONALS

Dianne Kuchlak
PA

Adoption & Attachment Treatment Center of Iowa

Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates

ATTACh
National organization

Attachment and Bonding Center of PA
Cheryl Nitz

Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio
Gregory Keck, Regina Kupecky and Arleta James

Attachment Center of Kansas

Attachment Disorder Maryland

Attachment Monterey Bay
CA

Allstate Treatment & Training in Attachment Center
TX

Austin Attachment & Counseling Center
TX

Beyond Consequences
Heather Forbes

Center For Family Development
Offering treatment, resources, information and more - NY

Deborah Hage
CO

Evergreen Consultants in Human Behavior
CO

Evergreen Psychotherapy Center
CO

Family Attachment Center of Minnesota

Foster Cline
CO

Institute for Attachment and Child Development
CO

Institute for Child & Family Development
CA

Martha Welch
NY

Nancy Thomas Parenting
Therapeutic parenting specialist - CO

 

ATTACHMENT DISORDER RELATED WEB SITES

Following Adoption
Local PA support group

Attachment Disorder Network
Nancy Spoolstra's site with articles, links and more.

Forest Cottage Coaching
Parenting help by Tanya Helton-Roberts

Struggling Teens
Resources for parents

 

ATTACHMENT DISORDER RELATED ARTICLES

PACT's Attachment Adoption Articles

Subtypes of
Attachment Disorder

by Lawrence Smith

Shame and Attachment
by Lawrence Smith

Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman

Dr. John Alston's Article

Correlation Between Attachment Disorder and Bipolar
by John F. Alston 


Older Child and Attachment Disorder
by Deborah Hage

Another Crazy Whopper!: Understanding and Dealing with Lying


Affection is Wonderful: Will the Behaviors Ever Stop?


Typical Children: Afloat on a Sea of Grief


I’d Like to Trust You, But Can I?

Speech and Language Development in Adoptees

Let’s Make a Deal: Bargaining as an Expression of Grief

Teen Sexuality within a History of Sexual Abuse

“Yes” There are Positives for the Typical Kids!

The Brain on Trauma

“Stinky Business”: Pee and Poop Issues in Adoptive Families

Maybe When I’m 25 I’ll be Grateful!

Consequences vs. Reactions: Parent “Deerly”

Getting Full on Parents, Instead of Food

Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: What to Pick?

You are the Mom: Helping Your Child Join the Family

Take a Time Out From Time Out: Connecting with Your Adopted Son or Daughter

Progress and Dieting: The Two Have Much in Common

“Sorry”: Building Your Adoptee’s Moral Development

Am I the ‘Right’ Mom for This Child

50 Wonderful Songs About Love, Family and Adoption

Throw Away the Stickers: A Perspective on Reward Systems


 


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Any information on the Attachment Disorder Site does not replace professional advice.  This site is my attempt to pass on my knowledge from reading and learning everything I could find on this issue so that I could help our son and maybe help others who are walking this same path.

The resources on this entire site are provided for your personal perusal.  I have no way to guarantee the accuracy or appropriateness of any information or advice for a particular situation.  Nothing on the Attachment Disorder Site constitutes medical, legal or other professional advice and  I assume no liability or responsibility for any diagnosis, treatment, decision made, or action taken in reliance upon information contained on these sites including any sites linked to it or your use of the Internet. 

 

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