Drained Brain — When Professionals Miss Relational Trauma and Jump Right to an ADD Diagnosis

By Lisa Coppola, M.Ed, LMHC | October 10, 2024

For an adoptee, signs of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and the impact of relational trauma can go hand in hand. Professionals might not consider this overlap. Read this article from Severance Magazine written by BPAR clinician Lisa Coppola, LMHC.

Connecting the Dots: Even Young Adoptees Sense the Loss of Relinquishment

By Erica Kramer, MSW | October 18, 2023

Adoptee Isaac Etter was one of the few people of color in his small town. His family didn’t understand how to broach topics around race or adoption. Most of what he learned about race and racism came from the internet as a teen. But by age five or six he already felt the rejection and abandonment of relinquishment.