Reactive Attachment Disorder: Self-Test

By Mark Hutten, M.A.
Does your child or teenager have Reactive Attachment Disorder? Take this test to find out:

1. Avoids or resists physical closeness and touch   Y/N
2. Bossy with peers   Y/N
3. Cannot be trusted   Y/N
4. Complains frequently    Y/N
5. Cruel to animals   Y/N
6. Destructive to self, others, and property    Y/N
7. Gorges or hoards food    Y/N
8. Has frequent or intense angry outbursts    Y/N
9. Has little or no conscience    Y/N
10. Has poor peer relationships    Y/N
11. Inappropriately demanding and clingy    Y/N
12. Indiscriminately affectionate on parents’ terms    Y/N
13. Is an angry child inside    Y/N
14. Is emotionally phony, hollow or empty   Y/N
15. Is impulsive or hyperactive    Y/N
16. Is manipulative or controlling    Y/N
17. Is oppositional, argumentative, defiant   Y/N
18. Is superficially engaging and charming    Y/N
19. Is unable to cry about something sad    Y/N
20. Lack of eye contact on parental terms    Y/N
21. Lacks cause and effect thinking   Y/N
22. Lies about the obvious    Y/N
23. Low self-esteem   Y/N
24. More disobedient toward mother than father   Y/N
25. Not affectionate on parents’ terms   Y/N
26. Persistent nonsense questions or incessant chatter    Y/N
27. Preoccupation with fire, blood, or violence   Y/N
28. Seems unable to give and receive love   Y/N
29. Sexual acting out    Y/N
30. Steals    Y/N

If you answered ‘yes’ to any 3 of the statements above, it should be a red flag that your child may have attachment issues.

If you answered ‘yes’ to 5 or more, then it is highly likely that he/she has Reactive Attachment Disorder and should be tested by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.

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