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Austin was 14 when he came to me - his attachment disorder was labelled "moderate", although after SOME of what I've seen on these boards, I'm tempted to say it was more "mild". He wasn't setting my cat on fire or peeing in my laundry, for instance ;-) We found a local attachment therapist (not highly experienced, but very motivated and keen, and we were one of her first "big" cases). We did pretty intensive work, I'll tell ya. And yes, his behaviours surfaced pretty quickly - I knew him before he moved in, and I think THAT was the honeymoon period. First "rage" was on like day 3. We had issues with hygiene, hoarding, raging, lying, over-reaction to minor bumps and bruises but no response to major injury, and parent-shopping (he was very good at making his friends parents think he was a misunderstood, sweet little boy in an uncaring foster home). He's nearly 18 now, and I don't think he'll ever by "cured", but his progress over all is far more than what we ever expected at his age. Although I'm still only "mom" when he wants something ;-)
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