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Middle-School Junior High Youth
Adoption information, reading lists, and other resources related to middle-school youth.
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Adoption and School Issues
Written for adoptive parents, this fact sheet explains the impact of adoption on the academic performance of preschool, elementary school,and secondary school students. Emotional and social issues specifically are highlighted. The briefing emphasizes the importance of assessing the needs of the child and considering other reasons for difficulties, such as vision problems, attention deficit disorder, or learning styles. Tips for enhancing the adoption sensitivity of school personnel and students also are provided
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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 a Child with Special Needs
This fact sheet for prospective adoptive parents defines "special needs" and explains the process for adopting children who are older, part of a sibling group, or who have physical or emotional disabilities. Federal and state adoption subsidy programs and post-adoption support services are described. The fact sheet includes a list of resources for parents who are adopting children who have special needs.
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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 Books for Children
Books recommended by adoptive families by age of child and by topic.
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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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Information Packet: Adolescent Identity and the Impact on Adoptive Parents (PDF 149 KB)
This National Resource Center on Foster Care and Permanency Planning packet includes a list of organizations that provide information about adoption advocacy and public policy, practice tips for parents of teens who are struggling with adoption issues, and more.
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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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Parenting the Adopted Adolescent
This fact sheet explores the effect of adoption on adolescent development and behavior. Identity formation, fear of abandonment, issues of control, feelings of not belonging, and desires to connect with birth families are described. The briefing also reviews the reactions of teens who were adopted at an older age and provides suggestions for parental response to problems. A list of training programs and materials is attached to the factsheet.
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Phone: (703) 352-3488 or (888) 251-0075
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Updated on October 4, 2004 by webmaster_naic@caliber.com.
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