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I am going to have to continue to work really (REALLY) hard to get anywhere with whatever is going on with my son. (I say "me", "I" and "my", but it is DH and I. Just easier to do "me".)

The one center in Washington state that was recommended by the psychiatrist at the children's hospital is not endorsed by the State of Oregon mental health licensing people. (I forget their official title.) Due to their failure to pass the requirements of the licensing board people in Oregon our son's medical card will not pay for therapies from them.

We plan to probably pursue SI (sensory integration) therapy first, since I think that may easier to get ahold of right away. I'm continuing to look for attachment therapy for DS, but it looks like it may take some fancy footwork to get that in place.

I'm already in touch with a FASD program in our area. I plan to talk with them next week about several things, including what they know about help for children with RAD, particularly in our area. I'm sure that since they deal with children who struggle through fetal alcohol they have to see some attachment problems as well. Even if they don't treat them, they must get info thru the grapevine.

I do recognize that RAD and FASD are two seperate problems. However, they intertwine so much that it seems that it would make sense for someone somewhere to address them both.