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decide if you wish to adopt internationaly or domesticly
internationaly- I recomend checking out Reesesrainbow.com its an comprehensive adoption website specializing in special needs of children in eastern Eroupe and ruissa.
domestic- there are a few private adoption programs that specialzie in special needs, OR you can contact your local department of Family Services Children's devision.
the DFS have special needs children waiting in foster care where the parental rights were already terminated and they are looking for adoptive parents. Most states require adoptive only parents to take the foster care training anyway (to prepare the parent for a child that was in the system) but you dont have to deal with the system except for the transfer.
I would recomend contacting DFS, if nothing else, I know they would also know of adoption agencys that they work with to get those kids homes.
We're going to adopt from our county's DFS. We're reluctantly not accepting placement of severely medical special needs due to our inexperience and my own special needs (I have mild cerebral palsy) but social or minor special needs are on our ok list. MIssouri (my state) also classifies ALL foster children as "special needs" when it comes to state aid.
Maybe one of the other gals who pop on here sometimes can fill in the blanks
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