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A doctor who works with kids who have been exposed in utero to drugs and alcohol once told me never to tell my (adopted) child's teacher if he had been exposed to drugs prenatally. The reason was because then the teacher might attribute every single behavior or learning issue to being a "drug baby" when it is highly likely that some of these behaviors might be present no matter what. Also, a teacher might be more inclined to look for problems where there weren't any.
It turned out the child we adopted was not exposed to drugs prenatally, but some fridns have told us that they think some teachers have preconceptions about adopted children...that they are more likely to have behavior or learning problems etc. This might influence whether I will tell my son's teachers about his adoption right away.
Please know I do not want to malign teachers. I have the highest respect for them, but they are people, and like all people they may have certain biases.
Just a thought...
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