Community Resources
The resource list below is provided as a courtesy to those interested in learning more about special needs and adoption. LWB does not verify the information and does not endorse any book, group, physician or medical facility. If you know of a resource which should be included, please email us.
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Lynne Lyon, MSW, LCSW, is an adoptive mother, has been an attachment advocate and educator since 1999. She is the founder of Attach-China/International Parent's Network, a website and online support group for parents whose internationally and domestically adopted children suffer from attachment impairment, trauma, and the effects of institutionalization. While based in New Jersey, she does offer phone and Skype consultations as well.
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Easter Seals provides services, education, outreach, and advocacy to help people special needs live, learn, work and play in their communities. Easter Seals has a Child Development Center Network which provides inclusive child care for children with special needs. They serve thousands of children in a setting where children with disabilities and special needs comprise 25 percent of enrollment and provide resources to help them become as independent as possible.
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FCC is a network of parent support groups sharing the following three goals: to support families who've adopted in China through post-adoption and Chinese culture programs; to encourage adoption from China and support waiting families; and to advocate for and support children remaining in orphanages in China. FCC groups typically are involved with some of the following type activities: newsletters, membership directories, family picnics and potluck suppers, celebrations of Chinese festivals and holidays, pre-adoption information meetings, playgroups, Chinese language and culture classes for children, parent speakers, etc.