Reactive Attachment Disorder

It is a serious but rare condition in which baby or children does not develop a healthy attachment with their parents or guardians. Reactive attachment disorder is developed when there is a lack of attention, love, and care towards children by parents during their infancy or childhood period.

Symptoms

Signs and symptoms appeared early in childhood which includes:

Rude behavior
Irritability
Does not show any regards
Failure to smile
Difficulty in asking for support when need
No interest in playing with other children

Causes

The emotional development of children developed during early childhood in this period infant or children wants proper attention to love care and safety from their parents to develop into a confident personality. Baby wants immediate attention when he/she feels hungry or wants to change their diaper. In this period lack of attention from parents to their infant or children play a huge role in the development of reactive attachment disorder.

Complications

If left untreated then this disorder impacts the whole life of children. This will develop cruelty in the nature of children towards other humans or animals. Such children failed to have a healthy relationship with their spouses or children. Most often they became criminals.more research is still in process on the consequence of reactive attachment disorder.

Diagnosis

Your doctor or psychologist may conduct an examination and asking some questions about child behavior. Diagnosis procedure includes:

Observe the interaction of the child with their parents
Questions about the onset of such behavior
Ask about the behavior at home with siblings
Details about the parenting
To evaluate the other conditions like autism and depressive disorder

Treatment

Treatment should start as early as possible and it involves both the child and parents or guardian. Aim of the treatment includes:

Provide a safe environment for the child
Developed good and positive interaction with the child
Boost the self-confidence of the child
Provide a stable living environment
Provide basics needs of the child
Listen to the child more
Taken parenting skills Tuition

Reactive Attachment Disorder