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Lilah's Turn

10 Feb 2011 | Anne and Mike

Limb Differences, Amniotic Band Syndrome / Missing Limbs   China   Special Needs Adoption

Lilah is our second adopted child from China. Her brother Luke was adopted in February 2007 and the word to best describe his adoption was probably sh...

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A Host Mother's Plea

27 Jan 2011 | Tiffany

Russia, Ukraine   Older Child Adoption

When we adopted our children from Russia in 1996 and 1998 my husband and I had no idea how much our life was going to change. Parenting our children h...

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Funding & Affording Your Adoption

06 Jan 2011 | Martha Osborne

Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, Korea South, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mexico, Moldova, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, USA, Lithuania, Panama, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Japan, Kenya, Armenia, Peru, Poland, Hungary, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Rwanda, Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, Estonia, Jamaica, Madagascar, Costa Rica, Latvia, Uganda, Congo, Burundi, Morocco   Adoption Process

Everyone who has or will adopt internationally understands that it is an expensive process. Families must budget, save, and creatively find ways to fu...

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Blending Your Adopted Child's Culture into Your Holidays

19 Dec 2010 | Samantha

Food/Eating, Post-Adoption

While it comes as a surprise to many newly-adoptive parents, years ago families who pursued international adoption were generally encouraged to create...

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My Daughter's Adoption Story

03 Dec 2010 | Dawn

Birth Families, Family Adoption Stories

Yesterday I ended up talking about Madison’s adoption some without intending to. I need to figure out how I’m going to handle this. See, J...

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Why Wait to Adopt?

18 Nov 2010 | Martha Osborne

China   Special Needs Adoption, Adoption Process

Somewhere in China, a 3-year-old boy waits for a family. He is healthy, with a mischevious smile and a laugh that would make any parent's heart soar. ...

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Embracing the Unknown in Our Adoption

10 Nov 2010 | Anonymous

Ambiguous Genitalia   China  

A note to readers: Photos have been blurred, and names changed to protect this child's identity. We adopted both of our children from China . Our fir...

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Adopting a 13-year-old

10 Nov 2010 | Anonymous

China   Older Child Adoption, Older Parent Adoption

I clearly remember a number of years ago, many years now, when my husband and I first began to see news reports that the People's Republic of China ha...

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She Will be Loved

04 Nov 2010 | Mike

Korea South   Birth Families, Pre-Adoption

When my wife Karen and I, along with our son J.R. (adopted from Korea in 2003), traveled back to Seoul in 2006 to receive our daughter, Marilyn, Easte...

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Was Our Adoption a Mistake - Part 2

28 Oct 2010 |

Adoptee Articles, Adoption Disruption

Sometimes I think about news stories on tv, or features that I have read about online or in the newspaper, years later. I wonder how someone's life ha...

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Country Programs

  1. Eastern Europe
    • Albania
    • Armenia
    • Bulgaria
    • Georgia
    • Hungary
    • Kazakhstan
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Macedonia
    • Moldova
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Serbia
  2. Asia
    • Azerbaijan
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Japan
    • Korea South
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Marshall Islands
    • Philippines
    • Taiwan
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
  3. Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Colombia
    • Costa Rica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Guyana
    • Honduras
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Peru
  4. Africa
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Liberia
    • Morocco
    • South Africa
    • Uganda
  5. Caribbean Islands
    • Haiti
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
  6. Unspecified
    • Samoa
  7. USA
    • USA

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Special Needs

  1. Blood Conditions
    1. Blood Disorder
    2. Hemophilia
    3. Hepatitis B Positive
    4. Hepatitis C
    5. HIV Positive
    6. Lead Exposure
    7. Lymphedema
    8. Sickle Cell Anemia
    9. Thalassemia
  2. Chromosome Disorders
    1. Cystic Fibrosis
    2. Down Syndrome
    3. Genetic Syndrome
    4. PKU
    5. Teratoma
    6. Turner Syndrome
  3. Congenital Heart Defects
    1. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
    2. Heart Defect
    3. Tetralogy of Fallot
  4. Craniofacial Conditions
    1. Apert Syndrome
    2. Cleft lip or palate
    3. Hemifacial Microsomia
  5. Developmental Needs
    1. Apraxia of Speech and Muteness
    2. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's)
    3. Cognitive Delays
    4. Failure to Thrive
    5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    6. Growth Delay
    7. Motor Delays
    8. Premature Birth
    9. Psychomotor Development Retardation (PDR)
    10. Speech Delay
  6. Digestive System Conditions
    1. Hernia
    2. Megacolon
  7. Hearing
    1. Deaf
    2. Hearing Impairment
    3. Microtia and Atresia
  8. Neurological Conditions
    1. Cerebral Palsy
    2. Dyskinesia
    3. Epilepsy
    4. Hydrocephalus
    5. Microcephaly
    6. Seizure Disorder/ Epilepsy
  9. Orthopedic Conditions
    1. Amniotic Band Syndrome / Missing Limbs
    2. Arthrogryposis
    3. Brachial Plexus Injury
    4. Club foot
    5. Digit Difference
    6. Dwarfism
    7. Flexion Deformity
    8. Funnel Chest / Pigeon Breast
    9. Limb Differences
    10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    11. Radial Club
    12. Rickets
    13. Scoliosis
    14. Spina Bifida
    15. Torticollis
    16. Wheelchair Dependent
    17. Wheelchair Dependent
  10. Other Considerations
    1. 9 Years Plus
    2. AGEING OUT
    3. Attachment Issues
    4. Second Placement
    5. Trauma
  11. Skin Conditions
    1. Albinism
    2. Burns
    3. Congenital Blue Nevus
    4. Congenital Nevi
    5. Eczema
    6. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
    7. Hemangioma
    8. Ichthyosis
    9. Port Wine Stains
  12. Urogenital Conditions
    1. Ambiguous Genitalia
    2. Anal Atresia / Imperforate Anus
    3. Hypospadias
    4. Incontinence
    5. Kidney Issues
  13. Vision
    1. Blind
    2. Cataracts
    3. Lazy Eye / Amyblyopia
    4. Missing Eye
    5. Nystagmus
    6. Ptosis
    7. Strabismus
    8. Visual Impairment

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