Angels from Near and Far
A Resource for Adopting Children

Helpful Resources

Almost everyone hopes they will adopt a healthy and normal child, but a few kids do come with unknown problems.  You are wise to look into potential problems ahead of time, and even to locate local adoption support groups, and people like pediatric specialists and mental health professionals who are knowledgeable about possible adoption issues.  Being prepared does not curse you or doom you to receiving a child with problems, but it can save time and frustration if you are prepared ahead of time.  The faster a child gets treatment, the faster they can recover and live a better quality life.  

• ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
  ADDitude The Happy Healthy Lifestyle Magazine for People with ADD
  Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders

• Autism
  The Theraplay Institute
  Autism Society of America - Packet for Auditory Integration Training

• Bipolar Disorder (BPD)
  Conduct Disorders
  BPKids.org
  The Mercurial Mind

• Cardiac
  Cardiac Kids

• Cerebral Palsy
  Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
  Cerebral Palsy Information Center
  Cerebral Palsy Connection

• Cleft
  Wide Smiles, Cleft Support & Information

• Congenital Amputation
  I Can -- Amputee Network
  International Child Amputee Network

• Deaf
  Society for Auditory Integration Training

• Discipline
  Love and Logic

• Dyslexia

• Epilepsy
  Epilepsy Foundation of America

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• Infectious Diseases (Hepatitis, etc.)
  P-Kids Infectious Diseases
  Molluscum Contagiosum

• Learning Disorders, Learning Disabilities (LD)
  IDEA Regulations
  Bell Curve Learning Products
  Disability Products

• Malnutrition
  Christian Children's Fund
  Hunger in the U.S.
  Merck Manual

• Parasites
  Parasites Information Site  

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages

Sidran Foundation Online

The Gift Within

• Precocious Puberty
  Central Precocious Puberty Education Program
  Precocious Puberty  

• Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
  Attach.org
  Attach-China.org
  Attachment Center at Evergreen
  Attachment Disorder Network
  The Attachment Disorder Site
  Attachment Disorder Support Group
  Debra Hage
  Evergreen Consulatants
  Nancy Thomas
  The Primal Wound

• Rickets

• Sensory Integration Disorder (SID)
  Out of Sync.com

• Sexual Abuse

Incest Support

• Speech Problems
  Apraxia-Kids
  Mouth Music

• Multi-Purpose Sites
  Upledger Institute and Craniosacral Therapy
  Institute for Children and Families
  Night Terrors Resource Center
  

 

"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break."
Ancient Chinese Belief

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