Hi. Hi, folks, welcome back.

This is part two of our long-ass episode on Attachment Disorders.

Hopefully you had a chance to listen to part one.

First, you really need to listen to part one.

Or this is probably going to be very confusing. You really need to listen to part one or this is probably

going to be very confusing. What do you think, Dr. Shiloh? Yeah, it is certainly your prerequisite

episode to listen to for this one. And this is getting super interesting. I mean, we laid the

foundation with attachment styles and attachment theory. Now we're going to get into the disorders that are out there and then just kind of follow this rabbit hole where it's taken us.

Exactly.

And one of the things that might be interesting to think about for our listeners or maybe even discuss when we have a chance to do a live stream is the idea of these actual disorders and how they might apply to the

examples we gave in yesterday's episode. So let's graduate from insecure attachment styles to

attachment disorders. Or rather, we're going to take a look backwards at where disorders form.

And there are only two officially that are included in the diagnostic and statistical manual.

That is reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder.

So let's first look at reactive attachment disorder.

This is a whole different level of disordered attachment.

Reactive attachment disorder is a rare but serious condition where an infant or young child

struggles to form healthy bonds with the parents or caregivers.

Reactive attachment disorder usually starts in infancy.

And there's little research on signs and symptoms of anything beyond really early childhood. It actually remains unclear whether it even occurs in children older than five.

So this diagnosis is made pretty early on.

Reactive attachment disorder can happen when the child's basic needs for comfort, affection,

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