Diagrama Foundation
Why I still need my birth family
My name is Kay and I want to tell you about the contact I have with my birth family. Contact with birth relatives after adoption, while sometimes unsettling, can play an important...
Published on 22 July 2019
Adoption’s a no brainer
Diagrama adopters David and Adam share their experience of becoming parents, to encourage more members of the LGBT community to consider fostering and adoption. When you're asked...
Published on 22 July 2019
Two for the price of one
Sue and Dean share their journey of building their forever family through adoption. Sue and Dean always knew they wanted more than one child but after seven years of failed...
Published on 19 July 2019
Adopting Maisie
One couple's story of adoption and overcoming a rocky first few weeks With a desperate shortage of BME adopters, children from Black and minority ethnic (BME) heritage often have...
Published on 19 July 2019
Sun shines on summer picnic for adopted and fostered children
The sun shone for Diagrama’s first summer picnic this year for adopted and fostered children in the South of England. Children at the annual event in Winchester in July met old...
Published on 19 July 2019
Adoption support - were we expecting too much?
Diagrama adopters David and Rachel* share their thoughts on their expectations and experience of support when they adopted their two young children. One of the first things we had...
Published on 19 July 2019
Secret diary of an adoptive parent
Here adopter Eliza* recalls how the invaluable support from an understanding headteacher made all the difference when two of their three adopted children faced starting...
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