The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier (1993, Paperback)

This book was recommended to me by another parent who had an ADD child. It was helpful to understand what my child is thinking, feeling and frustrations. It is a collection and analysis by the author of interviews of ADD individuals regarding their life experiences and coping skills. As a parent, this book will be a great resource during my the life of my child.

As an adoptee in my mid-forties and just discovering the potential baggage of being adopted this is an incredibly insightful, striaghforward easy to read book. I highly recommend this to anyone in the adoption triad ( adoptee, birth parents, adoptive parents). Fascinating and highly useful aide to comprhension of various issues. Excellent writer. Be sure to check out her other books.

This book is a "must read" for anybody that's on the receiving or giving end of the adoption process. Although I didn't experience any abandonment issues, it definitely shed some light on alot of other topics.

This was th most thought provoking book I have read to date on adopted children and their experiences both before and after birth. I have read dozens of books on attachment disorder since my son has severe attachment disorder. I will never think the same about an adopted child ever again.The book offer incredible insight and backed up its information with results of studies. I can't r3commend this book enough if you have a child with attachment issues, is adopted, or has attachment disorder.I belong to a very active Yahoo support group for children with attachment disorder, (ATN), Attachment and Trauma Support group).

I was told I should read this book because I am an adopted child. I haven't gotten too far in it yet so I don't know whether it will be helpful or not