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Adoptees and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

01 Jan 2006 | Boris Gindis

Bonding & Attachment, Adoption Disruption, Medical

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a condition in which victims of overwhelming negative experiences are psychologically affected by feelings of...

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My First Lesson in Motherhood

01 Jan 2006 | Elizabeth Fitzsimons

China   Special Needs Adoption, Adoption Process

I saw the scar the first time I changed Natalie's diaper, just an hour after the orphanage director handed her to me in a hotel banquet room in Nancha...

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Answering Stranger's Questions About Adoption

01 Jan 2006 | Deborah McCurdy, MSW

Sibling Adoption, Adoptee Articles, Single Parent Adoption

When we adopt a child who looks different from us, we generally feel we can handle the stares and loss of privacy that go with the territory. We may f...

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Adoptive Parents Beware

01 Jan 2006 | Sue Anderson

Adoption Process

As the old adage says, "What you don't know can and will hurt you." In the world of international adoption, this may be especially true. For 12 years,...

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Developing Language Skills in the Internationally Adopted Child

01 Jan 2006 | Sheena Macrae

Russia, Ukraine   Older Child Adoption, Adoption and School

Part 1:  Language and the child adopted from abroad (a 3 part series) Medical experts with a special interest in intercountry adoption (ICA) tel...

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Reactive Attachment Disorder in Adoptees

01 Jan 2006 | Jessica Gerard

Older Child Adoption, Adoption Process, Adoption Disruption

One of the known risks of adopting a child from an orphanage is Reactive Attachment Disorder. Individuals with the most serious level of this personal...

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Hair Matters

01 Jan 2006 | Sherri Gragg

Ethiopia, Haiti   Hair Care

I was at our community pool with my five children when I ran into an old acquaintance I had not seen in a couple of years. My eldest daughter and her ...

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Doing What's Best for Orphaned Children

01 Jan 2006 | Lillian Thogersen

Adoption Process

Guest commentary by Lillian Thogersen, Adoptive mom of 8 and CEO of WACAP adoption agency Between high-profile celebrity adoptions and significant for...

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Forever Fingerprints

01 Jan 2006 | Violeta Garcia-Mendoza

Toddler Adoption, Book Review

Our kids are just coming out of the book-eating stage. Where before they were happy to gnaw on the cardboardy corners of the titles on their bookshelf...

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Reader's Words to Birthparents

01 Jan 2006 | Martha Osborne

Birth Families, Adoptee Articles

In August, RainbowKids.com asked readers this question: If it were possible, would you choose to meet your child's birth-mother? And if so, what would...

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    • Armenia
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    • 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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