What are the Causes of Reactive Attachment Disorder?
Given below are some of the conditions that make a child susceptible to developing Reactive Attachment Disorder, with the crucial period being from when the child is in the womb up to about 26 months of age. • The ambivalence of the mother toward her pregnancy. • The child being suddenly separated from his/her primary caregiver, which could be due to the death or illness of the mother or the child being suddenly ill or hospitalized. • The child being abused sexually, emotionally, or physically. • The child being moved or placed in foster care, or failed adoptions, frequently. • Children being under the care of mothers who are unprepared and have inadequate parenting skills. • Inadequate or inconsistent day care. • Trauma during birth. • Being predisposed to it genetically. • Pathological neglect of the child. • Traumatic experience in the womb, such as being exposed to drugs or alcohol in-utero. Many children afflicted with Reactive Attachment Disorder have been ignored or traumatized
