Small: A true story that I sometimes wish was just a novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781980255345)

Inspired- Writer's Digest

Helped me understand this challenge in a way no text or therapy manual ever could. -Jennifer Gerlach, Therapist

An unforgettable memoir about attaching in adoption, loving someone with Reactive Attachment Disorder, healing from trauma, and recovery despite all odds.

A page-turning true story, Small is a must-read for anyone involved in adoption, parenting difficult children, and healing wounded hearts. Ani's struggle with Reactive Attachment Disorder will stay with you long after you turn the last page. From the orphanage to adoption and her first steps toward healing, Ani's story will forever change the way you see childhood trauma and what it means to parent with love.

Abandoned at birth, Ani spent the first year of her life completely alone, fed only by propped bottles, touched only when she needed changing. When she was adopted into a loving family at age two, she had no foundation for experiencing love and attachment.

What is it like to parent children with Reactive Attachment Disorder? This brief 'case study in prose' shows symptoms, behavioral interventions and treatment of Reactive Attachment Disorder in toddlers and children.

NOW INCLUDES a Reactive Attachment Disorder CHECKLIST to help define the disorder, clarify symptoms, and facilitate treatment of toddlers, children and teens.