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the ERA project
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they were assessed through interviews and observations at regular intervals to determine physical, social and cognitive development
Their progress was compared with a control group of 52 British adopted children, who had been adopted before the age of six months
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at age six, they found evidence of disinhibited attachment (attention seeking behaviours/ being equally affectionate with strangers and people they know)
disinhibited attachment is more likely in children who have experienced longer periods in institutions
at age 11, disinhibited attachment had persisted in many adoptees, many of whom were receiving help for SEN and/or mental health issues
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Rutter et al
he found that some aspects of functioning are impaired in children who have failed to form attachments due to being in institutions.
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his research suggests that the effects of privation are not as global as Bowlby's critical period suggest.
however, if children don't form attachments, the consequences will be severe
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supporting evidence
hodges and tizard, studied 65 uk children
at age 4
24 were adopted
by age 8, these children had good attachments, and higher social and intellectual development than the institutionalised children, and the children returned to their own families
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