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Jane Elizabeth Ryan is a writer/producer who works to familiarize the public with Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). She retired from a career as a Registered Nurse and counselor and currently lives in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Ryan is the author of Broken Spirits Lost Souls, a non-fiction book that details the effects of bonding interruptions caused by neglect and/or abuse. Ryan then wrote a novel and the award-winning screenplay, The Boarder, which portrays Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) within a family trying to understand and help their disturbed son.
The book and screenplay are based on Ryan's experiences adopting two children who were disturbed. The lack of parental support and education about their children's pasts and behaviors hindered their development. A film based on this book, Disturbed Child, based on The Boarder, was released in 2012 for which Ryan wrote the screenplay and executive produced.
Ryan stated, "I believe The Boarder is a God-given and God-driven project. Alone, we can only scratch the surface; together we can make a real difference in the lives of attachment-disturbed children and their families."