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I was adopted at the age of two and experience chronic RAD. Unfortunately there was no treatment in the 70's for this. I have since studied various treatments for RAD. To my dismay there is little information, however I have come up with concepts that helped me. I would introduce a small kitten. They are very non-threatening and generally do not frighten a small child. When the flight or fight response is stimulated early in life attachment disorders occur due to "threatening" situations. Remember we are all animals first, emotions are secondary. We as humans do what naturally comes first, and that is survival. The instinct pops-up contstantly sending the message "danger", "danger", "danger". This is uncontrollable to a child. Many small steps of having them attach to smaller animals, dolls, etc. before you due to your size are very helpful. Good luck!
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