Special
Needs Adoption
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The List of Photolistings
Over 75 state, local and international photolistings.
What
Should We Talk About? Building Your Child's Conversation Skills
Three easy steps to help your child learn good conversation skills. A
great article for older children learning to speak English. Gary Kosman
and Grace Chiu (More articles
on speech)
Attaching in Adoption
Author Deborah Gray discusses attachment in adoption, in this exclusive
interview.
Adoption
: Your Child's Speech and Language Development
Speech and Language Development in Adoption: Language is the gateway
to learning. Here's what you need to know to foster speech and language
skills of your adopted child, and to get help when you suspect trouble.
Allison Martin
Our Adoption of a Child with
Cleft Palate
The personal story of adoption of Vietnamese child with cleft palate.
Lois Fraser
Risks
in Adopting a Pre-Term or Low Birth Weight Baby
This article on our prematurity site provides an overview of the potential
developmental outcome when considering the adoption of a pre-term or low
birth weight LBW baby. Patricia Irwin Johnston
Building A Child's Self Esteem
A disabled child's self identity, and feeling about himself can be very
fragile. He will be disinclined to try to progress, if he believes himself
to be incapable, a failure, or unimportant. Building a child's self esteem
is very important. The best way to do this is to make the child feel needed.
Rosemary J. Gwaltney
Our Daughter's Heart Condition
The adoption and subsequent treatment of a Chinese baby with Ventricular
Septal Defect (VSD). Barb Burke
Our Daughter's Arthrogryposis
The adoption story of a Korean baby with arthrogryposis who is growing
up to be a talented young girl. Barb Burke
Are Institutions a Place to Call
Home?
Dr. Groza's review of the impacts of long term institutionalism of children
adopted from Romania has implications for children remaining in institutions
around the world. Victor Groza, Daniela F. Ileana, and Ivor Irwin
Adopting and Parenting the Older
Child
Interview with Trish Maskew the author of "Our
Own Adopting and Parenting the Older Child" Allison Martin
Preparing Families for Adoption of Instiutionalized
Children with Special Needs and/or Children At Risk for Special Needs
Advice for parents on adopting children who are at risk for special needs.
Dr. Victor Groza and Daniela F. Ileana
International Adoption and Lessons Learned
from Romania
In this interview, Dr.Victor Groza discusses how you can prepare for international
adoption and provides an overview of the impacts of institutionalism.
Allison Martin
Special Needs
Articles and Resources
Adoption Health and Medical Issues
: Comeunity
Over 50 articles by doctors, adoption professionals and parents on Hepatitis
B, lead, malnutrition, parasites, travel health, scabies, and other important
medical health considerations for families adopting from Asia.
Children's Disabilities
Information
A top ranked source of articles for parents of children with special
needs.
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