One of the challenges of raising a child with developmental trauma disorder is how many professionals do not truly understand the disorder. However, I know …
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 …
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 …
Under my desk is an antique iron. It has been there since the day my mother hid it from my teenage son. That day, attempts …
February 10, 20197:58 AM ETHeard on All Things Considered
Many, though not all, of the perpetrators have experienced childhood traumas such as physical or emotional abuse, and unstable families, …
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Negative childhood experiences can set our brains to constantly feel danger and fear …
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 Devon might make up a …
These popular novels are twisty, psychological thrillers with surprise endings. They each feature a child with developmental trauma and/or RAD. Some details are true-to-life while …
By Christine Herman
When Matthew Timion needed to get his son treatment for mental illness, he did not anticipate it would be so hard to get …
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My husband and I adopted Devon out of foster care when he was 3. Devon has complex developmental trauma disorder (DTD, commonly diagnosed as reactive …
Caleb, 11, was thin with blond hair, glasses, and a big smile where crooked teeth jockeyed for space. He and his brother, Elijah, were adopted …