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Developmental and Physical Disabilities
Resources for families parenting a child with developmental or physical disabilities.
Adopting Children with Developmental Disabilities
Families who adopt children with developmental disabilities have the parenting skills and motivations to provide a loving home for children with special needs. This fact sheet describes the emotional benefits and challenges of raising a child with a developmental disability and reviews the characteristics of some common forms of disability. Mental retardation, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, spina bifida, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effect are discussed.
National Respite Locator Service
ARCH National Respite Network
Find respite care providers in your State and local area.
Disabilities/Special Needs
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Related Organizations Lists |
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Child Welfare Information Gateway.
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2010 - 7 pages |
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This directory lists organizations that maintain information about resources for parents and caregivers on children with disabilities/special needs. The groups provide direct service or referrals for technical assistance, professional training, respite care, educational issues, and advocacy. E-mail and Web address are provided when available.
The Risk and Prevention of Maltreatment of Children with Disabilities
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Bulletins for Professionals |
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Child Welfare Information Gateway
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2001 - 8 pages |
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This In Focus report examines the risk of maltreatment for children with disabilities. Topics include prevalence of the problem, characteristics of victims and perpetrators, types of maltreatment, risk factors, and prevention strategies. Emphasis is placed on societal attitudes about disabilities, program policies and procedures, and family-focused programming.
Pediatricians With a Special Interest in Adoption and Foster Care Medicine: Adoption Directory (PDF - 54 KB)
American Academy of Pediatrics
State-by-State directory to help parents locate pediatricians who provide primary care to foster children and adoptive families, preadoption and postadoption medical assessment, and more.
Respite Care Services for Families Who Adopt Children with Special Needs: Synthesis of Demonstration Program Final Reports
This report synthesizes information from the final program and evaluation reports of 8 Adoption Opportunities discretionary grants programs written between 1994 and 1999. It summarizes project descriptions, lessons learned, accomplishments, and recommendations. An appendix includes project information for each of the 8 projects, including contact information, area served, target population, and evaluation activities.
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