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Sally,
I have been working with families who have kids with attachment problems for about ten years now. Periodically my husband and I host informal dinner parties for couples who contact me... I bring them together, they learn they are not alone, they can form their own mini-support groups... it is a win/win. I clearly remember one group being comprised of four families, all with kids they had adopted between the ages of 3 days and 3 months. Two boys, two girls, all from private adoptions. All four families had other kids who were doing fine... some adopted, some bio. All four families were basically imploding because of these kids.
The outcome for these families was dismal. All four kids eventually ended up in residential care, although they have all emancipated by now.
There is a hot discussion going on in the blogs right now about losses and attachment. Even infants recognize loss. I would be happy to provide additional support for you in way I can. Find me through the RAD blog.
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