Of the sample studied, eighty-six percent of maltreated children classified as having insecure attachment at twelve months were classified as having an earlier age . In fact, insecure attachment helps determine toddler functioning and supports the value of the insecure attachment model for increasing our knowledge of children's mental disorders (Barnet, Ganiban, & Cicchetti, 1989). Based on previous research, there may be a correlation between child neglect and abuse and the type of attachment they form with their primary caregiver. However, research fails to go further and link specific acts of abuse/neglect to an exact type of insecure attachment (A, avoidant, C, ambivalent, and D, disorganized/disoriented). For example, do most children who suffer from neglect develop Type A attachments? Do the majority of sexually abused infants have type D insecurity syndrome? ?