Although a certain group of adopted children who have stayed in an institution is at increased risk regarding academic and behavioural difficulties as well as deviations in language development, in the view of those interviewed in the research, these children often have stronger emotional support from parents than many other children.
Þótt ákveðinn hópur ættleiddra barna sem dvalið hafa á stofnun, sé í aukinni áhættu varðandi náms- og hegðunarerfiðleika sem og frávika í málþroska þá eiga þessi börn, að mati viðmælenda í rannsókninni, oft sterkara tilfinningalegt bakland í foreldrum en mörg önnur börn.