Raising Devon

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• 2/3 of kids with RAD are first misdiagnosed with ADHD - Our recent Facebook poll showed that 67% of children first misdiagnosed with RAD (and other developmental trauma diagnoses) were first diagnosed with ADHD. 
• Thank you for understanding developmental trauma disorder when no one else did - One of the challenges of raising a child with developmental trauma disorder is how many professionals do not truly understand…
• A to Z of Therapeutic Parenting - The a-z Of Therapeutic Parenting has real strategies and solutions for kids with developmental trauma. Enough said. Seriously, for most adoptive parents I could end my review here. That's how incredibly rare it is to find practical strategies that make sense.
• The Body Keeps the Score - This book will provide an interesting and enlightening background on the science of trauma. It's not a how-to, although Dr. Kolk does offer some insight into treatments he's found useful including yoga. While Dr. Kolk is a highly technical, leading expert he's repackaged this information in a way that can be easily understood by lay parents.
• What happens when your child becomes violent … with you - Under my desk is an antique iron. It has been there since the day my mother hid it from my…
• School Shooters: What’s Their Path To Violence? - February 10, 20197:58 AM ETHeard on  All Things Considered Many, though not all, of the perpetrators have experienced childhood traumas such…
• Childhood Trauma Leads to Brains Wired for Fear - This story was produced by Side Effects Public Media, a news collaborative covering public health. Negative childhood experiences can set our brains…
• It takes a village - My son Devon has a long track-record of making false allegations against staff at treatment facilities where he’s a patient. “I’m afraid…
• RAD and Developmental Trauma in Fiction - These popular novels are twisty, psychological thrillers with surprise endings. They each feature a child with developmental trauma and/or RAD.…
• When Insurers Deny Mental Health Coverage, Families In Crisis Struggle Even More - By Christine Herman When Matthew Timion needed to get his son treatment for mental illness, he did not anticipate it…
• Resources shared at the 2019 REFRESH conference! - Don't miss out! pdf resources shared at the 2019 REFRESH conference! Includes a handout for teachers.
• 5 lessons I wish I’d known when I first adopted a child with developmental trauma - My husband and I adopted Devon out of foster care when he was 3. Devon has complex developmental trauma disorder…
• What we might learn from another tragic story of mental health help given too late, too little - Caleb, 11, was thin with blond hair, glasses, and a big smile where crooked teeth jockeyed for space. He and…
• The making of a murderer? - Our Failed Solutions for Seriously Ill Foster Youths (published by The Chronicle of Social Change) Justin Taylor Bean, removed from…
• When pigs fly: the day my son’s therapist apologized… - Today my son’s therapist apologized to me. (Go ahead, take a moment to pick yourself up off the floor, then…