Attachment disorder.
Yep, exactly.
You nailed it. RAD kids can be truly evil and it's not their fault. Nothing like a 5-year old who hides knives for later use (no, I'm NOT exaggerating).
I don’t think so. Attachment disordered kids make no attachments. This child clearly was holding out for her Mom and when she finally knew Mom wasn’t returning was starting to attach to the new adoptie Mom but it was too late for the adoptive mom.
With patience and time it would have worked but this woman wasn’t up to it or committed to it and didn’t understand this child.