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Infants
Adoption information and resources related to infants.
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Adoption and the Stages of Development
The impact of adoption on the psychological development of children is reviewed in this factsheet. The briefing describes what parents can expect during each stage of development, from infancy through adolescence. Topics include: when to disclose adoption, family relationships, loss and grief, and identity formation.
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Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities
Families who adopt children with developmental disabilities have the parenting skills and motivations to provide a loving home for children with special needs. This factsheet describes the emotional benefits and challenges of raising a child with a developmental disability and reviews the characteristics of some common forms of disability. Mental retardation, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, spina bifida, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effect are discussed.
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Adoptive Families Magazine
A leading adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption.
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Children with Disabilities/Special Needs
This directory lists organizations that maintain information about resources for parents and caregivers on children with disabilities/special needs. The groups provide direct service or referrals for technical assistance, professional training, respite care, educational issues, and advocacy. E-mail and Web address are provided when available.
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Lifelong Issues in Adoption
Discusses how adoption is a lifelong, intergenerational process that unites the triad of birth families, adoptees, and adoptive families.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For more information, contact:
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
Fax: (703) 385-3206
E-mail: naic@caliber.com
Updated on July 12, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.
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