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Autism / Institutional Autism
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Institutional Autism, secondary to orphanage living conditions.
(09/12/2007)
Institutional Autism, secondary to orphanage living conditions.
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Role of institutions and orphanages in child’s overall health and development
(09/12/2007)
What is it about institutions and orphanages that make them so detrimental to a child’s overall health and development?
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Excellent
(3 votes, 1 comments)
FAS- the story of Matt, age 21
(09/08/2010)
What does FAS """"look like"""" when your child is older? Come and check out one story- that of 21 year old Matthew and his journey to independance!
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Not Rated Yet
(0 votes, 0 comments)
Behavior and the Adopted Child
(07/29/2007)
Robin shares tips from behaviorist Nadya Molina, M.Ed., BCBA to help adoptive parents overcome behavior challenges.
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Excellent
(5 votes, 1 comments)
Institutional Autism: An Acquired Syndrome
(07/18/2007)
Many children .... may present with a pattern of autistic-type behaviors which can be overwhelming and confusing to newly adoptive families and treatment providers.
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Very Good
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Brain Development
Occupational Therapy Needs Explored
(10/25/2007)
Your child comes home with strange behaviors. What to do first.
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Excellent
(2 votes, 1 comments)
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
Read More...
Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Perinatal (prenatal) encephalopathy
(09/16/2007)
Reader's Question on Perinatal Lesions CNS or Perinatal (prenatal) encephalopathy
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Good
(3 votes, 0 comments)
Oligophrenia in the Biological mother
(09/14/2007)
Oligophrenia in the Biological mother
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Excellent
(3 votes, 0 comments)
Small head size problem
(09/12/2007)
Is that a problem in the Internationally adopted child?
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Post Adoption Peculiar Behaviors
(09/12/2007)
Can you described some of these behaviors and what does a new adoptive parent need to do to ?
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Role of institutions and orphanages in child’s overall health and development
(09/12/2007)
What is it about institutions and orphanages that make them so detrimental to a child’s overall health and development?
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Excellent
(3 votes, 1 comments)
Adopting a child whose birthmom used Marijuanna during pregnancy
(07/31/2007)
what do we have to worry about?
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Excellent
(2 votes, 1 comments)
Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Post Institutionalized Child
(07/18/2007)
There is controversy regarding assessment and treatment procedures for the post-institutionalized child
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Very Good
(6 votes, 3 comments)
Neurodevelopmental Reorganization
(07/16/2007)
A child's early experiences--including moves between families--can have a neurological impact.
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Excellent
(11 votes, 2 comments)
Developmental Issues
Occupational Therapy Needs Explored
(10/25/2007)
Your child comes home with strange behaviors. What to do first.
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Excellent
(2 votes, 1 comments)
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
Read More...
Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Perinatal (prenatal) encephalopathy
(09/16/2007)
Reader's Question on Perinatal Lesions CNS or Perinatal (prenatal) encephalopathy
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Good
(3 votes, 0 comments)
Post Adoption Peculiar Behaviors
(09/12/2007)
Can you described some of these behaviors and what does a new adoptive parent need to do to ?
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Role of institutions and orphanages in child’s overall health and development
(09/12/2007)
What is it about institutions and orphanages that make them so detrimental to a child’s overall health and development?
Read More...
Excellent
(3 votes, 1 comments)
FAS- the story of Matt, age 21
(09/08/2010)
What does FAS """"look like"""" when your child is older? Come and check out one story- that of 21 year old Matthew and his journey to independance!
Read More...
Not Rated Yet
(0 votes, 0 comments)
Developmental Milestones for Children Ages Birth to Three Years Old
(07/31/2007)
Developmental Milestones for Children Ages Birth to Three Years Old
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Excellent
(4 votes, 2 comments)
Post Adoption Evaluations for Children from Birth
(07/31/2007)
Three Years Old
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Excellent
(3 votes, 1 comments)
Adopted Children that are emotioanlly younger than they really are
(07/31/2007)
What Should I Know about Children whose Emotional Ages are Younger than their Chronological Ages?
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Adopting from Vietnam
(07/31/2007)
Assessing your Child's Developmental Needs
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Excellent
(6 votes, 1 comments)
Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Post Institutionalized Child
(07/18/2007)
There is controversy regarding assessment and treatment procedures for the post-institutionalized child
Read More...
Very Good
(6 votes, 3 comments)
Institutional Autism: An Acquired Syndrome
(07/18/2007)
Many children .... may present with a pattern of autistic-type behaviors which can be overwhelming and confusing to newly adoptive families and treatment providers.
Read More...
Very Good
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Neurodevelopmental Reorganization
(07/16/2007)
A child's early experiences--including moves between families--can have a neurological impact.
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Excellent
(11 votes, 2 comments)
Dietary Deficiencies
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Zinc Deficiency and the orphan child
(09/17/2007)
I have heard than many orphanage children that has developmental delay may also suffer from Zinc deficiency? Is this correct and what can we do to manage it ?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 3 comments)
Malnourished orphan children and Iron Defciency Anemia
(09/16/2007)
Do malnourished internationally adopted children suffer from Iron deficiency anemia? Could this be a probable cause of the child's developmental delay? What do I as an adoptive parent need to be aware of?
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
(09/12/2007)
Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Medical Issues in Guatemalan adopted children
(08/01/2007)
What are some the medical concerns and health issues associated with International adoption from Guatemala?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 2 comments)
Evaluations
Occupational Therapy Needs Explored
(10/25/2007)
Your child comes home with strange behaviors. What to do first.
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Excellent
(2 votes, 1 comments)
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
Read More...
Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Blind international adoption referrals.
(09/17/2007)
Blind referrals
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Excellent
(5 votes, 1 comments)
Perinatal (prenatal) encephalopathy
(09/16/2007)
Reader's Question on Perinatal Lesions CNS or Perinatal (prenatal) encephalopathy
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Good
(3 votes, 0 comments)
Signs that a Child Has Been Sexually Abused?
(09/12/2007)
What are some of the signs and behavioral presentations exhibited by a sexually abused child?
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Post-Adoption Medical Examination
(09/12/2007)
Post-Adoption Medical Examination
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
How to choose your Pediatrician for your adopted child ?
(08/01/2007)
Does anyone have advice on what to look for in a pediatrician to care for my internationally adopted child?
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
China Medical Issues in Adopted Children
(08/01/2007)
What are some of the health concerns and social issues associated with international adoption from China?
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Medical Issues in Guatemalan adopted children
(08/01/2007)
What are some the medical concerns and health issues associated with International adoption from Guatemala?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 2 comments)
Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Post Institutionalized Child
(07/18/2007)
There is controversy regarding assessment and treatment procedures for the post-institutionalized child
Read More...
Very Good
(6 votes, 3 comments)
Neurodevelopmental Reorganization
(07/16/2007)
A child's early experiences--including moves between families--can have a neurological impact.
Read More...
Excellent
(11 votes, 2 comments)
Medical Conditions in International Adoptees
(07/13/2007)
What to look for and where to find help
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
FAS- the story of Matt, age 21
(09/08/2010)
What does FAS """"look like"""" when your child is older? Come and check out one story- that of 21 year old Matthew and his journey to independance!
Read More...
Not Rated Yet
(0 votes, 0 comments)
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
(08/20/2007)
Overview of FAS, from diagnosis to intervention.
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Excellent
(4 votes, 3 comments)
General
Occupational Therapy Needs Explored
(10/25/2007)
Your child comes home with strange behaviors. What to do first.
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Excellent
(2 votes, 1 comments)
Survey of Children Adopted from Eastern Europe
(10/25/2007)
How many foreign adoptees will need special school services?
Read More...
Excellent
(4 votes, 0 comments)
Failure to Thrive
(10/25/2007)
Failure to thrive shares symptoms with a number of other post-institutional issues.
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Congenital hip dysplasia in the orphan child
(09/17/2007)
Congenital hip dysplasia in the orphan child
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Excellent
(1 votes, 1 comments)
Is child Abuse More Prevalent in International Adopters?
(09/17/2007)
Is child Abuse More Prevalent in International Adopters?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 3 comments)
Reader's Question on Leukemia in Chinese girls
(09/16/2007)
Reader's Question on Leukemia in Chinese girls
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Positive PPD in the Internationally Adopted child
(09/16/2007)
Positive PPD in the Internationally Adopted child
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
""Medical Issues of the Post Institutionalized Child""
(09/16/2007)
""Medical Issues of the Post Institutionalized Child""
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Oligophrenia in the Biological mother
(09/14/2007)
Oligophrenia in the Biological mother
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Excellent
(3 votes, 0 comments)
If Arthrogryposis is indicated in adoptive child's medical record?
(09/14/2007)
What challenges can be expected when arthrogryposis is indicated on the adoptive child's medical record?
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Worries about HIV infection in the orphan child
(09/14/2007)
Worries about HIV infection in the orphan child
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Preparing for International Travel to pick up adoptive child
(09/13/2007)
What specifics in regards to travel do I need to know about in order to make it a safe and pleasant experience?
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Microophthalmia in the adopted child
(09/13/2007)
Microophthalmia in the adopted child
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Reader's Question of Tethered Cord
(09/13/2007)
Adoption case with a tethered cord.
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Reader's Question on Streptodermia
(09/13/2007)
Reader's Question on Streptodermia
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Excellent
(3 votes, 1 comments)
Sponge kidney on medical reports
(09/13/2007)
My adoptive child has on the records a diagnosis of """"sponge kidney"""" How serious of a condition is this?
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Goldenhar Syndrome, is this an adoption issue?
(09/12/2007)
Goldenhar Syndrome
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Small head size problem
(09/12/2007)
Is that a problem in the Internationally adopted child?
Read More...
Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Signs that a Child Has Been Sexually Abused?
(09/12/2007)
What are some of the signs and behavioral presentations exhibited by a sexually abused child?
Read More...
Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Post Adoption Peculiar Behaviors
(09/12/2007)
Can you described some of these behaviors and what does a new adoptive parent need to do to ?
Read More...
Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
Post-Adoption Medical Examination
(09/12/2007)
Post-Adoption Medical Examination
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Excellent
(1 votes, 0 comments)
Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
(09/12/2007)
Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
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Excellent
(2 votes, 0 comments)
International travel tips
(09/12/2007)
How can I make my international adoption trip healthy and enjoyable for my family?
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Excellent
(3 votes, 1 comments)
A Couple's Search for their Special Child
(09/10/2008)
Time to Rethink our Thinking on Special Needs Adoptions
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Excellent
(12 votes, 3 comments)
Circumcision and the Internationally Adopted Child
(08/02/2007)
Advice for the new parent
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Average
(171 votes, 7 comments)
Lazy Eye Vision Problems in adopted children
(08/01/2007)
Are eye problems and other visual disturbances more prevalent in the internationally adopted child when compared to the general population?
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Newborn screening in children from Guatemala
(08/01/2007)
Why is the newborn screening program important for babies being adopted internationally from Guatemala?
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Transitioning the Adopted Child
(08/01/2007)
After arriving home how can I help ease the transition from orphanage life to family life?
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Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
How to choose your Pediatrician for your adopted child ?
(08/01/2007)
Does anyone have advice on what to look for in a pediatrician to care for my internationally adopted child?
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Cleft lip/palate deformity in the adopted child
(08/01/2007)
My child was born with a cleft lip/palate deformity, what do I need to know?
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Excellent
(4 votes, 1 comments)
China Medical Issues in Adopted Children
(08/01/2007)
What are some of the health concerns and social issues associated with international adoption from China?
Read More...
Excellent
(5 votes, 2 comments)
Medical Issues in Guatemalan adopted children
(08/01/2007)
What are some the medical concerns and health issues associated with International adoption from Guatemala?
Read More...
Excellent
(4 votes, 2 comments)
Gardia infection in Adopted Children
(08/01/2007)
I've heard that children from an orphanage setting may have Giardia. Is this an infection? A parasite? Is it communicable?
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Excellent
(6 votes, 1 comments)
Medical requirements for Adopted child with Tetrology of Fallot
(07/31/2007)
What is it ?
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Excellent
(3 votes, 0 comments)
Bedwetting in the Internationally Adopted Child.
(07/31/2007)
Bedwetting or Enuresis:
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Excellent
(4 votes, 1 comments)
Neurodevelopmental Reorganization
(07/16/2007)
A child's early experiences--including moves between families--can have a neurological impact.
Read More...
Excellent
(11 votes, 2 comments)
Is HIV a possibility?
(07/13/2007)
Adopting from China
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Excellent
(6 votes, 1 comments)
Adventures in Multicultural Living--Sitting in the Sunshine
(07/07/2009)
How the sunshine t
