Attachment Disorders is a relatively broad term that encompasses disorders of mood, behavior, and social relationships. This disorder can arise from unavailability of normal socializing care and attention from primary caregivers therefore developing in young children who have problems in emotional attachments to others. Most children with attachment disorders have had severe problems or difficulties in their early relationships.
Symptoms:
- Severe colic and/or feeding difficulties
- Failure to gain weight
- Detached and unresponsive behavior
- Difficulty being comforted
- Preoccupied and/or defiant behavior
- Inhibition or hesitancy in social interactions
- Being too close with strangers