HI fostermommy. We are not professionals. I will state that I have, sadly, heard from many adoptive parents who have discovered their adopted children do fall into the N or P categories but they don't discover this for years later when they are on the hook financially and emotionally for the devastation these people cause. For your own sake I urge you to be very cautious in your decision. I would hate to see you in a situation where the other children are getting the short end of the stick while you spend the next 18 or so years in a train wreck situation.

 

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The only study I am aware of that examined genetics and narcissism suggested that 64% of the variation was accounted for by genetics (Livesley WJ, Jang KL, Jackson DN and Vernon PA, Am J Psychiatry 1993 150(12):1826-1831). Of course, studies using other measures of narcissism are necessary in order to confirm or modify this figure.  Nevertheless, narcissism and narcissistic responses to stress and trauma likely have significant genetic bases�?If our children experience voicelessness during childhood, the risk of narcissism (for those predisposed), depression, and anxiety rise commensurately later in life.  However, if we can find a way to give our children “voice�?and the implicit respect that goes with it, we can lessen the chance of a generalized narcissistic response to people and the world at large.
A Note About Narcissism and Genetics Dr. Richard Grossman
http://www.voicelessness.com/narcissismgenetics.html