The Trauma of being adopted

Lorraine

NOTE: Today's blog is about the impact of adoption on our children, the adult children we natural mothers surrendered for adoption. This is not to diminish the impact of surrender on first/birth mothers or excuse any behavior of this group; that is what First Mother Forum is primarily dedicated to. However, the discussion of last week about post-reunion relationships brought led us to today's subject: The Trauma of being adopted.

Adoption Trauma: Real or Not?

Jane

Because we’ve had more comments on The Trauma of Being Adopted than any other topic, I thought I’d try to gather a few more facts. I looked at an article referenced by one of our readers, Behavior Problems and Mental Health Contacts in Adopted, Foster, and Nonadopted Children* and articles we posted earlier, Adoption and Mental Illness: The Facts Ain’t Pretty** and At Last, Respect: Amherst Establishes First Chair in Adoption.

What did I find?