Each Wednesday we post links from the previous week that touch on special needs adoption. Our hope is that these small snapshots provide you with a glimpse of life after adopting through China’s waiting child program… both the long-term blessings and the challenges that come with parenting a child with special needs. We also hope to raise awareness about a variety of special needs.
Thanksgiving Reflections — adoptive momma (China) Rachelle at With One Step… feeling immeasurably grateful for a new skill that was not possible just months ago
Our Wild, Wild Ride!!! and EEG Princess — adoptive momma (China) Shannon at With Arms Wide Open… on a recent sleep deprivation EEG
Update on Chinese Adoptee with Acute Leukemia — adoptive and foster momma (domestic) Julia Fuller at Adoption Under One Roof… an update on Katie Cramer, diagnosed with acute leukemia
Ready for Thanksgiving Break — jie jie/ elder sister (China) Emily at Now There Are Nine… updates on Gracie and Charlie, two children adopted at older ages
Adaptive Tennis — adoptive momma (China) kitchu at More Than This… on a recent tennis lesson
Those Eyes — adoptive momma (China) Shirlee McCoy at And Then There Were Seven… a mom shares her pre-adoption fears about her daughter’s eyes, and the realities they faced after adoption
The Look on Her Face — adoptive momma (China) Jean at There’s No Place Like Home… on their journey through older child adoption
Addressing the “Look” — momma Maggie at 5 Minutes for Special Needs… on looks one receives in public
Therapy Tools (Part One): Speech — momma Jill at 5 Minutes for Special Needs… detailing the specifics of her child’s speech therapy
Best toys for kids with special needs: holiday gift edition — momma Ellen at To The Max… listing toys that aid children in developing gross motor, fine motor, sensory, speech and cognitive skills
You can do it!!! — adoptive momma (China) Jean at There’s No Place Like Home… a special birthday moment for a girl born with cleft lip/ cleft palate
VPI Follow-Up Last Week, Surgery Tomorrow — adoptive momma (China and Ethiopia) CW at I Will Pull This Blog Over!… on cleft follow-up visits and a lip revision surgery
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