tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395808.post3954232678877559969..comments2024-03-20T08:53:39.716-05:00Comments on Adopting Ahren (& PBJ, too!): RAD-LiteWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01618979198068677569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395808.post-58599830323041977812010-03-18T21:21:29.500-05:002010-03-18T21:21:29.500-05:00Oh wow! I hear ya! Nandi & Eli sound so much l...Oh wow! I hear ya! Nandi & Eli sound so much like Ahren & Little S. The arguing! The whining! The whining! And did I mention the whining?<br /><br />They are each doing a tiny bit better, but, boy when they have a "day" they go out in full-force. I have still have the pinch marks from yesterday to prove it.<br /><br />BTW, I love your new blog look!Recovering Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959669295237521029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395808.post-92079866342614494202010-03-12T18:31:52.284-06:002010-03-12T18:31:52.284-06:00Amen, sister! It's a spectrum. People look at...Amen, sister! It's a spectrum. People look at me all the time and think I'm one of the worst case scenarios. Thankfully, I'm not. In fact, I think that most RADical kids aren't. Some are, yes. But I really do believe that those horror story, completely without conscience, will never heal no matter what case ARE rare. <br /><br />Given the right treatment and the right therapeutic parenting techniques, RAD doesn't have to be a life sentence. Kids can and do heal. Sometimes you have to throw everything including the kitchen sink at it, and sometimes it is exhausting, but it is also TOTALLY and AMAZINGLY worth it to watch these kids come into their own and start to heal and attach.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444891084585965661noreply@blogger.com