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Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Reactive Attachment Disorder

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Symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder

The neglect or changes in caretaker that the patient experienced in the past can be assumed to be responsible for the disturbance in behavior. If the symptoms are explained more thoroughly by Mental Retardation or other Pervasive Developmental Disorders, then RAD cannot be diagnosed.

Onset (the first sign of symptoms) - birth to 5 years of age.

The patient shows an inability to relate to others and show social attachments, which are appropriate for his or her age and maturity level.

Inhibited type: Constant failure to begin or respond to social situations. The patient observes the behavior of others, but does not react and resists physical contact.

Uninhibited type: The child is not particular in social responses, shows lots of physical contact, and expressed need for comforting. This type of patient does not care where the attention comes from as long as he or she is the focus of activity.

Do you know someone who might need help? Reactive attachment disorder is an unusual condition, and it can often be difficult for people to realize that they may have this condition. You can use this quiz to help a friend or loved one if you think they may have this disorder. Check the box that describes this person's attachment the best. Before you take this quiz, remember that this diagnosis only applies to persons with particularly disturbed and developmentally inappropriate social relatedness. This needs to occur in most contexts beginning before age 5. In simpler terms, this quiz should only be applied to people with severe social problems that feature one of these two things: (check box that applies the best). ALSO: If you think you might have this disorder, ask a parent, guardian or other loved elder to take this little quiz for you. It can often be easier that way.

	Continued failure to start, or respond in an appropriate manner to social interactions, as shown by extremely inhibited, very careful, guarded, or highly unsure and contradictory responses.
	Scattered attachments to different people. Random social preference, sometimes with inappropriate attachment to new or otherwise unworthy people.

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