Attachment Disorder and Natural Treatment

Attachment disorder is a condition in which an infant or young child does not form an emotional attachment with their parent or parental figures (primary caregivers).

Children who have attachment disorder often experience difficulty managing their emotions and forming connections with other people. In addition, this disorder can also lead to manipulative, controlling, or aggressive behaviors.

What is Attachment Disorder?

What is attachment and why is it important?

Attachment is considered the deep connection between a child and their parent/caregiver that becomes encoded into their brain during the early years of their development.

Consistent positive experiences with a parent/caregiver help infants and children develop a secure and healthy attachment. When a parental figure responds to a baby’s crying by feeding, comforting, or changing them, the baby learns that they can rely on and trust the adult to care for their needs and keep them safe.

If attachment disorders in children are not addressed and treated quickly, they may experience ongoing issues throughout the entirety of their lives.

Common Symptoms

What are the symptoms of attachment disorder?

The symptoms of attachment disorder vary from child to child. Infants or children who have attachment disorder may exhibit the following symptoms:

Difficulty showing emotions, especially guilt, remorse, or regret
Avoid physical touch or eye contact, especially with their parent/caregiver
Anger and irritability
Displaying inappropriate affection towards strangers while struggling to show affection towards their parent/caregiver

What causes attachment disorder?

Healthcare professionals don’t know exactly why some infants and children develop attachment disorders while others who live in the same environment don’t. However, researchers agree that there is a correlation between attachment disorders and repeated neglect or deprivation from caretakers. Other possible causes include:

Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse
Poor parenting skills
Institutional care
Parents with anger issues
Parents who have psychiatric conditions
Fetal exposure to alcohol or drugs
Repeated neglect
Multiple traumatic events
Multiple changes in care providers
Being taken away from a parent/caregiver after a healthy bond has been formed

Types of attachment disorder

The American Psychiatric Association recognizes two types of attachment disorders: reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder.

Reactive attachment disorder

Reactive attachment disorder occurs in infancy or early childhood. It involves failure to seek comfort from a parent/caregiver.

Disinhibited social engagement disorder

Disinhibited social engagement disorder is a disorder in which children are overly friendly to strangers. For example, they may sit on a stranger’s lap or seek comfort in another way, while a parent/caregiver is present.

Children with Attachment Disorder

Children who form secure attachments tend to:

Children with insecure attachments tend to:

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Drug-free treatments for attachment disorders

Treating an attachment disorder in a timely manner is vitally important. When early disruption of a child’s most basic needs occurs, fear networks within the brain become overly activated. At Braincode Centers, we perform qEEG brain mapping to identify the areas of the brain that are out of balance. From there, we create a personalized treatment plan to address the symptoms your child is experiencing. Schedule a consultation today to learn more about this natural treatment for attachment disorder.

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