If your child is very challenging, you might want to check out a few of these resources.
Foster Cline, Hope for High Risk and Rage Filled Children is the Primer on treatment of Attachment Disordered Children. Written for therapists and foster and adoptive parents who work with disturbed children, this book covers, in everyday, concise and clear language both the reasons for development of Reactive Attachment Disorder and gives, in detail, the treatment needed. Treatment examples include both examples from the literature and transcripts of treatment from the Evergreen clinic.
This book is available through Evergreen Press and can be obtained by ordering directly from Foster Cline. The web site also has some other
There is a woman Nancy Thomas who has specialized in being a therapeutic foster parent. Her web site has many great articles and materials there to learn from.
I am less intrigued by a woman named Diane Craft, who seems to believe that a lot of problems can be "cured' by adding specific nutrients to the child's diet.
"I have received hundreds of reports from parents telling me of wonderful changes they have seen in their child's behavior, memory ability, learning ability and physical health using these very simple nutritional interventions. Children have regularly been able to reduce or totally eliminate stimulant medications using natural supplements. Bed wetting has stopped. Stomach aches cease. Behavior has greatly improved. Headaches are reduced or totally eliminated. Mood swings are gone. Sleep comes more easily. Concentration is much better. Temper tantrums turn into rarities. The child is calmer and much happier. These are common occurrences with the use of the proper diet and nutritional supplementation for a child. God has many ways to heal a child. We just need to find the one for you!"
There is also the Pfeiffer Treatment Center, a not-for-profit organization specializing in treating symptoms associated with behavior, learning, mood, and thought disorders. Our innovative approach to treating an individual’s biochemistry has helped thousands of patients over the past 14 years. We use vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and hormones prescribed in individualized and appropriate dosages to achieve a balance in body biochemistry.
There are many theories which attempt to define the factors that cause Autism. Each of these deal with the communication and behavioral problems that Autistic/PDD children exhibit. Unfortunately, many of these theories are based on limited studies that do not meet the requirements for validity as defined by the American Statistical Association (ASA). This is not to say that these theories are not valid. It does not say that they are not correct. What it does say is that they are yet unproven to the level needed to satisfy the ASA guidelines.
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