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No, they do not all have true RAD. But after having 60+ placements and another 50-60 respite children, I must still say the vast majority have difficult issues and behaviors. Like I wrote earlier, my daughter has severe PTSD and she was only 3 months at placement. My one son has severe ADHD and the other has ADD. Almost all children who are in or who have been in foster care have neurological differences, varying symptoms and degrees of PTSD and RAD and learning delays and disabilities. When a child is stressed, his brain cannot process information and education properly and often there is damage from drugs and alcohol or simply too high levels of cortisol in response to stress.
I am not saying this to be negative. It just goes to show how much these precious little ones need you.
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