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Differential Plasticity in the Recovery of Adopted Children After Early Adversity
Author(s) -
Palacios Jesús,
Román Maite,
Moreno Carmen,
León Esperanza,
Peñarrubia MaríaGracia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/cdep.12083
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , neuropsychology , context (archaeology) , developmental plasticity , plasticity , cognitive psychology , cognition , neuroscience , paleontology , physics , biology , thermodynamics
Research on adoption is contributing to our understanding of developmental plasticity. As early adversity is usually involved in adoption, researchers can study both the negative consequences of such adversity and the catch‐up processes that follow once children are integrated into a protective, loving, and stimulating family context. In this article, we analyze postadoption recovery in three developmental domains: growth, neuropsychological development, and attachment. Given the existence of differential plasticity within each of these domains, generalizations about physical, neuropsychological, and emotional recovery should be avoided.