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Adopting a Child with Special Needs

There are tens of thousands of children inof abuse or neglect, have conditions that may
the United States who have special needs andlead to problems in the future, or have had
are waiting for permanent homes. In the past,some form of prenatal exposure to drugs or
children who have special needs have beenalcohol. Nearly all special needs children
generally considered harder to place forwho are eligible for adoption are currently
adoption than others, but in reality, manyin foster care.Nearly any adoptive parent who
children with special needs can behas the commitment, skills, and preparation
successfully placed. The Adoption and Safeto adopt may adopt a special needs child.
Families Act of 1997 has focused moreMost agencies differ in their specific
attention on finding permanent homes forrequirements for adopting a special needs
those children who have special needs as wellchild, and the requirements for age and
as making certain that they have the postmarital status tend to be less restrictive
adoption services they need.When used infor special needs children. Most agencies
adoption, "special needs" may include severalwill consider both single and married
factors, and sometimes vary from one state toapplicants from 18 to 50 years of age, and
another. In general, children with specialsometimes even older than 50. The age is
needs have physical or health problems, areoften considered differently depending on the
older, are members of a minority group, haveage of the child. Most agencies require that
siblings and need to be adopted as a group,married couples be married for at least 1 to
have HIV, have emotional problems, a history3 years.



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