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hurting children CAN develop empathy (adoption/foster)

By: Tracy Dee Whitt February 18, 2014September 9, 2014

adoption, foster careadoption, animals, attachment issues, compassion, diagnosis, empathy, family, foster care, friends, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, RADLeave a Comment

If your child was diagnosed with RAD, attachment disorder, PTSD, oppositional defiance disorder, or if there weren’t any diagnoses, but your child was neglected or abused, you may feel they won’t develop empathy. Heck, you may have even been told that your child will never show empathy. It’s not true. I know I brag about…

Adoption Today August 2013

By: Tracy Dee Whitt August 1, 2013

Uncategorizedadoption, diagnosis, School, studentLeave a Comment

My most recent article “Make This School Year Exceptional” is in the August issue of Adoption Today. There is always other great content available in this magazine. Be sure to check it out! Hope your school year goes well! ~Tracy Dee Whitt

just my opinion on “labels”

By: Tracy Dee Whitt July 22, 2013September 16, 2014

Uncategorizedadoption, attachments issues, Autism, diagnosis, disorders, labels, mood disorder, ODD, PTSD, RAD, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)2 Comments

Diagnoses have a negative reputation, and they’re often referred to as “labels.” Maybe there is critical thinking when it comes to diagnoses because of how people have used them, abused them, and criticized the diagnosed person. It may also be because some use a diagnosis as a means to get a child medication (in some…