non-adopted

Also, adopted children tended to have lower standardized test scores than their non-adopted peers.

Economists Say School Choice is Overrated | FrontBurner 2010

What's worse is that their reactions are colored by their own low threshold for the "normal" (non-adopted) students (I'm talking about their regular student body, kids who don't have the academic disadvantages that an adopted immigrant has) -- that is, if these kids get to community college (and, hey, is that the "New Normal" under Obama or what?)

IT'S NOT BECAUSE POETS ARE WRITING IRRELEVANTLY 2009

You can see how this could create resentment for an adoptee, especially in a family with racial differences from the child as well as non-adopted children.

Malawi Court Bars New Madonna Adoption - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Specifically, federal workers will be allowed to add their gay and lesbian partners to the long-term care insurance program, and supervisors will be required to let workers use their sick leave to take care of domestic partners and non-biological, non-adopted children, according to a fact sheet released Wednesday.

Obama Directive to Bar Bias Based on Sexual Orientation 2009

Specifically, federal workers will be allowed to add their gay and lesbian partners to the long-term care insurance program, and supervisors will be required to let workers use their sick leave to take care of domestic partners and non-biological, non-adopted children, according to a fact sheet released Wednesday.

Obama Directive to Bar Bias Based on Sexual Orientation 2009

What's worse is that their reactions are colored by their own low threshold for the "normal" (non-adopted) students (I'm talking about their regular student body, kids who don't have the academic disadvantages that an adopted immigrant has) -- that is, if these kids get to community college (and, hey, is that the "New Normal" under Obama or what?)

Archive 2009-07-01 2009

BEN ZUCKERMAN, UCLA: People should be made aware of both by the environmental organizations and by the media that it's good for a couple to stop at two or fewer non-adopted children and -- and then to outline some of the good environmental things that would accrue.

CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2009 2009

Ms. KEYES: We found that most of the adolescents, adopted and non-adopted, were psychologically healthy - overwhelmingly psychologically healthy.

Adopted Teens Face Higher Risk for ADHD 2008

Ms. KEYES: So if you look at something like ADHD, for the non-adopted kids, about seven out of every 100 had a diagnosis of ADHD.

Adopted Teens Face Higher Risk for ADHD 2008

So, adoption doesn't mean I'm better than the non-adopted.

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