Signs & Symptoms a Child May Have Major Attachment Problems
-Lack of ability to give and receive affection
-Phoniness-may be superficially charming and show affection to strangers
-Self-destructive behavior
-Cruelty to others
-Stealing, hoarding, gorging
-May act hard of hearing or have speech problems-child controls verbal interactions
-Pathological lying
-Extreme control problems-ongoing power struggles
-Lack of long-term friends
-Abnormalities in eye contact-may look you in the eye when lying or wants something from you
-Preoccupation with blood, fire, gore
-Sees caretakers as unreasonably angry and harsh-often feel abused when not-may falsely claim abuse