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6 year old
You should be sure that the person coming is a trained and experienced mental health professional (MSW, Ph.D, etc) with specific training (at least 2 weeks) in treating children with RAD and who primarily treat such children.
I would also get an eval by a child psychiatrist who has lots of experience evaluating and treatment children with Bipolar Disorder. The Comorbidity of RAD nad Bipolar disorder is about 50%. Of US children in Foster care with RAD, 50% also have Bipolar. And, yes, it is frequently misdiagnosed as ADHD.
Regards
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Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman
Adoptive Parent
Specialist in Adoption and Foster care issues.
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