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First Meetings
Hello, I'm Scrapsbynobody. I've been a wife and Mom for over twenty years, and not all that long ago our family decided to pursue adoption. We took a dive into the deep end, by doubling the size of our...
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Could This Be a RAD Breakthrough
Today we had one of those moments that you dream about with an older adopted RAD child. If you have an older adopted child, then you already know how many times you repeat directions. If you have a RAD...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diaries: Fabricating Stories
Has your child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ever fabricated a story for no apparent reason. Periodically, our teenage daughter will just start weaving a tale out of what appears to be the clear blue...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diaries: Inconsistent Learning Disorders
The most frustrating thing about parenting a child with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has got to be the inconsistencies in day-to-day abilities and knowledge. Yesterday, your child knew all of the...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diaries: Never Saying I Am Sorry
The child with FAS, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, deals with numerous processing inconsistencies throughout each day. Parenting the FAS child is difficult and it is easy to become frustrated or even angry...
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Trauma Thursday: Stealing and Starting Fires after Child Abuse
I am working through each aftereffect covered in the Incest Survivor’s Aftereffects Checklist. Today, I am addressing this aftereffect:33. Stealing (adults); fire-starting (children)I have no idea why...
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