Resources for Donor Conceived People and Their Families
Resources for Parents:
Books:
Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms, Susan Golombok
Random Families: Genetic Strangers, Sperm Donor Siblings and the Creation of New Kin, Rosanna Hertz and Margaret Nelson
Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception, Lisa Schuman and Mark LeondiresMommies,
Daddies, Donors, Surrogates: Answering Questions & Building Strong Families, Diane Ehrensaft
Mixed Blessings: Building a Family With and Without Donor Help, Olivia Montuschi
Telling and Talking Booklets from Donor Conception Network
Facebook groups: Donor Conceived Best Practices and Connections; Donor Conceived People, Siblings, Donors, Parents
Substack: Donor Conception Journal Club
Reddit: r/donorconception and r/askadcp
Check with your sperm, egg or embryo donor clinic for parent groups to connect with genetic sibling families
Web:
Donor Conception Network
US Donor Conceived Council
Donor Conceived Community
Books for Young Children:
A Kids Book About Donor Conceived People, Taylor Hovish
Happy Together, Julie Marie You Were Meant for Me, Sheri Sturniolo
Mika and the Baby Seed, Maya Grobel (embryo donation)
The Very Kind Koala: A Surrogacy Story for Children, Kimberly Kluger-Bell
Meeting My Brother, Jennifer Dukoff (shared-donor siblings)
The Family Book, Todd Parr
Families Can, Dan Saks
Love Makes a Family, Sophie Beer
Resources for Donor Conceived Teens and Young Adults:
Web:
Donor Conceived Community
We are Donor Conceived
Podcast: You Look Like Me
Reddit: r/donorconceived
Book: The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend
Book: Our Extended Universe by Dane Johns
Documentary: Future People: The Family of Donor 5114
Docuseries: Generation Cryo