This section was written specifically by adults who were adopted. Like our natural parents, we have also been silenced by the adoption industry. Many of us have found it difficult to have our feelings recognized by society in general. In adoption, we have a myriad of feelings associated with being separated from our families: from anger, to sorrow, to confusion, the range leaves little in-between. We each want to be heard, we each want to have recognized that this loss in fact is very real. Wherever we are on our own journeys, our need to be heard and respected and receive support will always be important. In finding our families and reclaiming our identities, and in simply finding our own truths, we are all on our own paths. But we share a larger path as adopted adults, a common path of grief and loss that each of us is trying to survive. - Anne Patterson, (also see Adoptees Speak Out full introduction by Anne)

• Adoptees and Depression, by Mark Walter
• Adoption - Divide and Rule, By Stephen Fitzpatrick
• Fooled By Desire, by Tricia Shore
• Adoption - The Goal of the Broker is Money, by Anne Patterson
• Growing Up Adopted, by Sheri Sexton
• The Open Adoption Experiment by "PinkBubbler"
• Happy Adoptees, by Julie A. Rist
• Parapettio - Our Awakening, by Mark Walter
• Adopted 'Children' and Natural Mothers - The Respect We Never Got, by Joe Soll, CSW
• Adopted 'Child' - Waking Up, by Julie A. Rist
• Considering Adoption? What Baby Brokers Won't Tell You About Adoptees and the Truth, by Anne Patterson
• Adopted 'Children' - Why We Would Want to be Adopted Back By Our Parents - An Adoptee's View, by Mark Walter
• My Real Mother, by elephantgirl

Some additional articles on adoption quoting adoptees:

• Adoption - Is Heritage a Human Right?
• The Adoptee Experience - California Comic Provides Adoption Insights
• Considering Donating Embryos? What You Should Know About Embryo Adoption

Note: The terms "adopted child" and "adopted children" are used on this website for search engine purposes. Origins Canada recognizes that people who were adopted grow up and become adults. As adults, persons who were adopted must not be denied the rights other adults have.