Reactive Attachment Disorder

This child with reactive attachment disorder discusses his life.

[scootermom]

It was be nice to know where this kid is now and how he's doing. I have heard RAD is one of the most difficult mental health disorders to get help for. I've even heard parents say that they adopted children with RAD but regretted it years later because of the constant stress placed on them from the child's behavior.

This child appears to not only have good parents and a therapist but also wants to change problem behaviors. I would really love to know what worked and what didn't for him and how his quality of life is now. BTW, I don't blame him for wanting to run. I can relate to that. It would definitely be nice to run away from your problems. Unfortunately, the problems always follow. 😞

[vazzaroth]

DAAAAMN I have never seen a person act more like me and I just discovered this phrase. RAD. Wish therapy for kids was normalized in the 90's. Hope he's doin' ok. "You just gotta get through your life" I have never related more to the wisdom of the child. My issue was after school was over, you still just had to keep 'getting through it'. That was, and still is at times at 33, tough. It's one thing to stand on the conveyor belt of public education, another entirely to be loosed into the world and expected to be able to navigate it yourself when all you are used to is 'getting through' things, not 'going toward' anything.

[a-livinghope.]

RAD is demonized by so many especially by 'behaviorial psychiatric' specialists today ... its horrible and as a child who was adopted from Russia so many of us have been alienated because of attachment hardships. All children want is to feel safe and loved no matter how hard it may be to show or express it. There is still hope.

[laurenmontera]

He seems very straightforward and eloquent. I can tell he really wants to make it all work out. I hope he does well.

[lclife]

I would love for you to do more interviews of kids with RAD Chris. It could be so helpful to alot of people including myself.

[frankeconomics]

I have RAD i am over 50YO. I was adopted my parent care about me and were nice people, but I liken RAD to growing up with strangers even though I was safe with them I had no connection. This part of RAD is very destructive, in society and the world of "normal" people it sets you on a pathway that separates us from normal values, like valuing family, valuing possessions, valuing community, once you dont care about these things, your life can take a destructive path. It drifts further and further away from the normal world, until critical mass lands you in an unrecoverable position. It seems that RAD is only talked about in children as if it gets better when your older or you grow out of it! For me this did not happen, it gets worse! I want to hear from adults with RAD.

[jellypianist]

What a sweet boy, very well spoken too.

[mcgirlletsgo]

Awww poor baby!! RAD is very interesting to me. I love child psychology.

[goofball]

He’s very articulate and well spoken. I think there is hope for this boy.

[e.m.r.]

Es muy triste. Ni siquiera sabe qué pedir de sus padres, qué esperar de ellos. Dice que sabe que le quieren pero la tristeza de su semblante habla por sí sola.
Espero que haya mejorado todo desde que hizo está entrevista. Necesita mucho amor de su familia.

[KiwiHorseProductions]

Would love to see an update with him if possible! Also more RAD interviews too.

[Krunchy_Kinkajou]

Hi Chris. I would very much like if you could revisit this topic in the future. It's both very interesting and prevalent in our society. It could open up a lot if dialogue for children and families dealing with this condition..I would like to see more videos on children and adults that are affected by ACE'S in the future if possible

[caseyalexandraweismiller]

I have a child with this. She is now 13 and RAD was very apparent years before diagnosis. We have been unable to bring other children into our family because the risks are too great. Luckily we are maintaining some normalcy and have lots of support from therapists and social workers. If I were a single parent I could not do it.

[riggs]

I hope this kid has been able to make progress and become more proud of himself. It’s sad to me that he seems so down on himself. Then again, maybe that’s the first step to recognizing a problem exists and needs to be addressed. With RAD I imagine it’s hard to find a balance between encouraging a child to take ownership of his behaviors and encouraging him to still love and believe in himself.

[rebekahnice]

Would love to see more interviews with kids with RAD, to echo the other comments. I'm working on getting my teaching degree and sped credentials and I'm doing my practicum work in an intensive behavior class. We have a few kids with RAD and I desperately want to know more.

[GrayBlood]

Chris is a lot more polished now. Here it's like being interviewed by Data from star trek.

[jenniferalpiner]

This seems like a way more mild case of radd none the less painful. Children usually don't recover from this as children

[psychicrenegade]

I have Reactive Attachment Disorder...and I'm 37 💔

[Gardinia]

I'm in my 30's and I have RAD. I'm from romania too if that kinda gives a perspective point :)

[jonimoon]

It's making me super uncomfortable that the interviewer is staring him down hsjzjwk