Online Resources
The resource list below is provided as a courtesy to those interested in learning more about Special Needs. The information in each listing was provided either directly by the entity listed or was obtained from public websites. LWB does not verify that information and does not endorse any book, group, physician, or medical facility. If you have other suggested online resources, please email us.
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This organization is devoted to educating parents of internationally adopted children about post-adoption issues, especially those related to Reactive-Attachment Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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This nonprofit group's mission is to strengthen the well-being of foster and adoptive families, promote adoption awareness, enhance adoption sensitivity, and develop the skills for professionals and families to empower children to thrive.
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Associated with the American Academy of Pediatrics, this group is dedicated to improving the health and well being of children and youth in foster care, kinship care, and those who have been adopted.
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This nonprofit group is dedicated to providing unbiased accurate education and support for infertility or adoption.
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I-CAN was established to provide information and support to children with absent or underdeveloped limbs and their parents.
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KidsHealth provides information and support for a variety of physical, emotional, and behavioral issues that affect children and teens. Information is presented in three sections for parents, children, and teens.
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Love Without Boundaries' blog, LWB Community, features stories on various topics related to adoption and the children served by LWB programs.
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The Mayo Clinic website offers a database of thousands of medical conditions, providing descriptions, symptoms, treatment options, and prognoses.
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This site provides adoption information, adoption articles, and waiting child photolistings.
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The Special Education Guide is a go-to resource for mastering the terminology, procedures, and best practices in special education so that parents and teachers have the right information, tools, and support to help children with special needs unleash their full potential.
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Published by Cheri Larson, this online handbook offers resources for parents at every stage of the journey of caring for their special needs children... from learning more about special needs to picking a school, planning a financial future, and getting past the bullying and discrimination that so often plague people with special needs.
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All U.S. families who wish to bring home a child from a foreign country must gain approval through the Citizen and Immigration services. The U.S. Department of State has an adoption resources page to help walk you through the legal steps required by the U.S. government.
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From this website: "Adoption is a highly compassionate and rewarding act and in recent years it has become more and more popular to adopt from foreign countries. This process presents its own difficulties and complications and it requires prospective parents to spend quite a bit of time researching so that they can be sure that everything develops smoothly. At the end of this article you can find a list of useful links as a jumping-off point for your research."