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South Africa Adoption Story: Jennifer and Ryan

11 Dec 2018 | Spence-Chapin International Team

South Africa   Family Adoption Stories, Bonding & Attachment, Post-Adoption

Each day I wake up with the resolve to sneak away and write about Kurhula's progress - the letters she's learning, the pounds she's gaining, the frien...

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Adopting from Africa, and the Hague Convention

04 Dec 2018 | Sonja Brown

Burkina Faso   Adoption Process

Adopting from Africa looks different than it used to. Mostly because the entire intercountry adoption landscape has changed tremendously from what it ...

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Five Tips for Grandparents Welcoming Home Foster and Adoptive Grandkids

04 Dec 2018 | Missy Harrel, Communications Editor Et al.

Bonding & Attachment, Adoption Process, Pre-Adoption, Adoption Education and Training, Transitions, Foster Care

Welcoming Your Grandchildren Through Foster Care and Adoption (Plus Five Tips) “Grandparents have a really special role,” says WACAP&rsquo...

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Why We Chose Adoption

19 Nov 2018 | Tessa Wolff, Adoptive Parent through CH/LSS

India   Family Adoption Stories, Pre-Adoption

Why did we choose to adopt? This was a question we got A LOT when we started telling people we were in the process of adopting a child. The question t...

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Rest in Peace Benjamin

16 Nov 2018 | Sarah Hansen

Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy

So the Benjamin's of the world will not pass away without knowing the love of a family. This is why we do what we do. Rest in Peace sweet angel~ ...

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America is pro-adoption; the State Department should be, too.

13 Nov 2018 | Chuck Johnson

Bulgaria, China   Adoption News, Adoption Advocacy

Adoption from other countries is down 80 percent since its peak. Why do we make this hard? America is pro-adoption; the State Department should be, to...

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Stuck Somewhere Between my Chinese and American Identities

12 Nov 2018 | Molly

China, Taiwan   Adoptee Articles, Travel and Birthcountry Tours, The Teen Years, Culture and Pride

Sounds of laughter fill the room as my two host sisters, host mother and I shake our hips and sing along to the Chinese song “Little Apple&rdq...

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Benjamin's Turn

19 Oct 2018 | Daniel Hespen

Cerebral Palsy, 9 Years Plus   China   Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy, Boys, Ways to Help

Benjamin’s Turn Three and a half years ago, Holt learned about seven children who needed families from a small but exceptional orphanage in Chin...

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The “Invisible” Waiting Children

18 Oct 2018 | Lindsey Gilbert, India Program Manager

Down Syndrome   India   Special Needs Adoption, Waiting Children, Adoption Advocacy, Adoption Funding, Grants, Finances

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and I have loved seeing the many social media posts and articles about Down syndrome. There are stories abou...

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Silence Was the Music of My Welfare Home

04 Oct 2018 | Ya Ya

China, Taiwan, Vietnam   Adoptee Articles, The Teen Years

  There’s nothing half as endearing as going back home.  It's a heavy burden laying across your shoulders when returning to a place th...

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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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