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Monthly Archives November 2008

The Murder of 2-year old Russian Adoptee Nina Hilt (Continued)

Day 278. Survivors found: 5 So, Disney-owned ABC broadcast just aired yesterday a 20/20 special on adopted children with “reactive attachment disorder,” adroitly titled From Russia With Love — Dealing With Difficult Adoptions: [Peggy] Hilt and her husband adopted Nina from Russia in 2004. Nina was the second child they’d adopted from Europe and Hilt [...]

Posted 29 November 2008 § adoption § fatalities § reactive attachment disorder ‡ Comments (8) °

For the Last Time, "Attachment Disorder" DOES NOT EXIST!

Day 267. Survivors found: 5 Because it’s so often employed to justify the abuse and murder of children both adopted and biological, I’m taking some time out to clarify once and for all that “Attachment Disorder” (often interchangeable with “Reactive Attachment Disorder” in the minds of AT/P proponents) does NOT exist. There’s no such thing [...]

Posted 18 November 2008 § PTSD § attachment parenting § following the money § foster childhood § reactive attachment disorder § sociopathy ‡ Comments (28) °

The Velvet Box: Boeding and Brainwashing

Day 263. Survivors found: 5 Advocates for Children in Therapy (ACT) has updated its proponents section with a new page on Conrad “Connie” Boeding, the attachment therapist who tortured me. To help elucidate Boeding’s quotes and his “velvet box” concept, I’d first like to highlight an excerpt from Maia Szalavitz’s excellent book, Help At Any [...]

Posted 14 November 2008 § Conrad Boeding § PTSD § child boot camps ‡ Comments (7) °