RAD in Pictures

The most frustrating thing about Reactive Attachment Disorder is how it manifests itself through emotions.  When a RAD kid is in your house, honestly it’s day-to-day.  Some days you get this:

And some days you get this:

Sometimes, you get both in the same day:

These pictures were less than an hour apart.

It’s like a crazy roller-coaster that you didn’t ask to ride and can’t get off.  How do I cope?  I will admit not always very well.  Until recently, we had become very hermit-like as a family because when you just don’t know how the Czar will choose to behave in a given situation.  Gambling isn’t our nature.  But now we’re taking the perspective that being hermit-like give him control.  We’re going to do what we want to do and when his behavior choices make him unpleasant to be with, we will find someone to watch him and go anyway.

I’m open to suggestions.

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