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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP---

I'm that PP.  If there is any reason to believe that DC was prenatally exposed to alcohol, then I might focus on that first.  If the child has a strong bond with the primary caretaker, then your issue may not be one of attachment.   Is the primary caregiver you or a nanny?  If a nanny, then the problem may not be that the child can't attach, but that the child just attached to the wrong person.

And 3 year olds can just be pretty godawful.  Is this your first child?  what are the issues making you think it is attachment related behavior?
I would recommend Deborah Grey's book---Attaching in Adoption.  I found it very useful. [/quote]

Thanks again, PP. This is our third child, although our first adopted child.  I've read the book, and we remain on the lookout for issues. As I said, we really don't know if this is adoption related, which is why I was hoping to find someone who won't jump to that conclusion; it's possible he's just nasty to people in a way we didn't see with our older kids.  I would respond to that differently, however, than I would if there's an attachment issue.  So we'll see. It sounds like CASE might be a good place to start, and hopefully they can send us elsewhere if it doesn't seem to be adoption related.

Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom![/quote]

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