When Adoption Fails: Abuse, Autism, and the Search for My Identity

Werba, Theresa

ISBN 10: 096569559X / ISBN 13: 9780965695596

Published by Bardsinger Books, 2024

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR014742881

Synopsis:

“A poignant, personal tale about the psychological costs of an adoption gone wrong.” Robert Pelc, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.

“Both adoption professionals and those in the adoption triad can benefit from the peculiar revelations of this frank, passionate journey.”
Damsel Plum, former Publications Chair, Bastard Nation

“It is through brave personal accounts such as these that we can shatter the myths of adoption and begin to see the real-life problems with which adoption is fraught and stop promoting it to birth and adoptive parents unrealistically.”
Mirah Riben, author of Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Adoption, former Director-at-Large for the American Adoption Congress

When Adoption Fails: abuse, autism, and the search for my identity is the story of Theresa Werba, an undiagnosed autistic adoptee who endured an abusive adoptive home, several identity changes, a disinheritance, and the discovery of her biological mother and father. From heartache to joy, suffering to healing, questions to answers, Theresa Werba's story is one of strength through adversity and one adoptee's quest for the truth of her identity-- at any cost. A heartfelt, honest and compelling story which is of interest to adoptees, adoptive parents, and adoption professionals.

About the Author: ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Theresa Werba the author of seven books, four in poetry: Jesus and Eros: Sonnets, Poems and Songs(Bardsinger Books, 2015), Longer Thoughts (Shanti Arts, 2020), Sonnets (Shanti Arts 2020) and What Was and Is: Formal Poetry and Free Verse (Bardsinger Books, 2024). Her work has appeared in such journals asThe Scarlet Leaf Review, The Wilderness House Literary Review, Spindrift, Mezzo Cammin, The Wombwell Rainbow, Fevers of the Mind, The Art of Autism, Serotonin, The Road Not Taken, and the Society of Classical Poets Journal. Werba holds a Bachelor of Arts in vocal music performance from Skidmore College and a Master of Music with distinction in voice pedagogy and performance from Westminster Choir College. Her work ranges from forms such as the ode and sonnet to free verse, with topics ranging from neurodivergence, love, loss, aging, to faith and disillusionment and more. Her recording Lullabies: Traditional American and International Songs may be found on streaming services. Werba is the joyful mother of six children and grandmother to seven. Find Theresa Werba at and on social media at thesonnetqueen.

Bibliographic Details

Title: When Adoption Fails: Abuse, Autism, and the ...
Publisher: Bardsinger Books
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good