AKA offers a safe place for adult adopted people to meet and share their experiences. The adoptee support groups take place each month, currently via Zoom. Please email aka@adoptionknowledge.org for Zoom information, or check our calendar of events under the calendar tab of this website for specific meeting dates and times. Being founded by adopted adults, adoptees continue to be at the heart of AKA. We currently have a Women Adoptee Meetup Group meeting on the last Tuesday of the month, and a Male Adoptee Meetup Group meeting on the third Wednesday of the month.
AKA offers search assistance to those searching for family members who have been separated by adoption.
All Central Texas members of AKA benefit from our lending library. Please email aka@adoptionknowledge.org to see if we have the title you are looking for on hand, and to arrange for borrowing.
AKA offers search assistance to those searching for family members who have been separated by adoption.
All Central Texas members of AKA benefit from our lending library. Please email aka@adoptionknowledge.org to see if we have the title you are looking for on hand, and to arrange for borrowing.
Helpful Resources
Resources:
Blogs:
Resources:
- Adoptee Reading Resource
- The Adoptee Survival Guide
- Ask Adoption
- Can DNA Testing Find My Lost Relatives?
- Genetic Sexual Attraction
- Support Texas Adoptee Rights (STAR) - Birth Certificate Access & Legislation
- The Archibald Project
Blogs:
Films, vlogs, & videos:
AKA Adoptees Say:
After I decided I wanted to share my life story as a reunited adoptee and reach out to all members of the adoption triad, I discovered Adoption Knowledge Affiliates. And on April 16, 2007, I gave my presentation, “Blessed Beyond Belief.” This nonprofit has remained near and dear to my heart and I’d attend their events more frequently if I lived much closer to Austin (I’m in Dallas-Fort Worth area). But, I returned again the next year for their annual conference and was a member of an Adult Adoptees panel. Both experiences were life-changing for me. I can never thank AKA enough for helping me reach out to others but also touch my life as well forever more! They do so much for the adoption triad members. I highly encourage you to check them out iand attend one of their meetings if you have not already. – Chelle, Adoptee
When I first found my birthfamily, I needed a safe place to process the roller coaster of emotions. As a founder of AKA, I yearned to hear first-hand perspectives from ALL parts of the triad. Hearing enlightened professionals and the experiences of others helped me contextualize my own story within this life-long and ever changing experience of adoption. Now it is many years later and I still find AKA a solid and skilled place to be with friends who “get me.” –Kathryn, Adopted Person
