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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think you understand what anxious attachment is. Start by googling it and reading about it, and then of course talk to your therapist.

I think you’re thinking of the babies in Romanian orphanages in the 1980s who had attachment DISORDERS. Everyone has an attachment STYLE. An anxious attachment style isn’t great but it’s just one of the variations. The therapist should have explained this better.
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+1. I am a therapist and you need to understand the difference between anxious attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorder, neither of which I suspect your child has. Frankly I'm very surprised your therapist would suggest this. Do you trust them generally? To me this is classic ADHD anxiety. [/quote]

Quite possibly in BOTH mom and kiddo.

OP, this ruminating on the past is counterproductive and self indulgent. Focus on the now and parenting the neurodiverse kid you have, perhaps with your own neurodiversity in play. None of us can change the past. Your unmanaged and anxiety needs to be a priority. Do the Dan Shapiro course and do some reading at the Additude site. Rejection sensitivity is common with ADD and ASD and may be in play on BOTH sides. [/quote]

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