About Detached Kids  Working to increase Awareness, Knowledge, Skills, and overall advance healing and healthy Relationships. Detachedkids.com and Dr. Ottavi's book, Why is Johnny so Detached?, seek to provide research-based information regarding detached children primarily in the classroom setting.   Broader information regarding Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and trauma (read more) disorders plus helpful interventions are provided to give a foundation on which to build your helping approaches and programming.  6 Key Points on Attachment-Trauma Issues (Ottavi, 2007)            Students may have 1,2,3, or all 4 areas (mild, moderate, severe, residual) interference from 1. Attachment Issues or Disorder, 2. Truama-Abuse or Neglect, 3. Loss and Grief Issues, 4. Additional Neurological or Psychiatric Disorders Each area (1-4) adds unique and compounding issues (they may trigger each other). Multiple issues create a student more sensitive to developmental and environmental stressors Many difficult cases cycle through the four areas. Combined and strategic approaches are needed. Creativity and counselor/therapist expertise**  is needed: **Expertise Defined as a balance of :   Evidence Based Approaches * Clinical/Education Situation Assessment * Client/Family preference or match              The school professionals book WJSD and website are geared toward school professionals and parents/caregivers.  It stresses the importance of input from all parties and taking into account the unique needs to the child.  Read more under specific headings under School Professionals click here. Dr. Ottavi offers district, school, or program tailored workshop trainings  read more