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Adoption Disruption - The Elephant in the Room

03 Dec 2015 | Sarah Hansen

Adoption Disruption, Adoption Education and Training, Post-Adoption, Family and Community Support

Disruption.  I’ve always hated that word when referring to adoption.  A movie might be disrupted by a noisy patron; a bus service line...

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When Adopted Children Need New Families

07 Jan 2015 | Adoption Agency Professional

Older Child Adoption, Adoption Disruption, Therapy

RainbowKids Editor's Note:  Many terms have been used (re-homing, disrupted-adoption)  to describe the very difficult situation of a ch...

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When Families Fail

11 Sep 2013 | Martha Osborne

USA   Adoption Disruption

In a most appalling and revealing series of articles appearing in print this week and on NBC and The Today Show, Reuters' reporter Megan Twohey chroni...

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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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Adopting from a Disruption

05 Jun 2008 | Margi in MN

Adoption Process, Adoption Disruption

Choosing to adopt as a single parent is not an easy decision. It takes much soul searching and an honest connection with yourself. Regardless of who i...

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Was Our Adoption a Mistake?

01 Jan 2006 |

Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Adoption Disruption

There have been times in these last 4 years that I have wished that we had never adopted Anna. Even now I wonder why writing that last sentence does n...

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Parenting Our Disrupted Child

01 Jan 2006 | Judy S.

Family Adoption Stories, Adoption Process, Adoption Disruption

It seems so long ago, so many struggles ago, when Tyler came into our lives. We were attempting to adopt twin girls, but much to our dismay, the casew...

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Adoption Disruption: When Love Isn't Enough

01 Jan 2006 | Janice Sisneski

China, Russia   Bonding & Attachment, Adoption Process, Adoption Disruption

Within the literature of adoption there are few references to the disruption of an adoption. Disruption is the termination of a family relationship be...

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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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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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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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