Resources For All Your International Adoption Needs
Check out the categories below for great links and resources for all your questions before, during, and after your adoption. Included are: medical and parenting issues, older child adoption, government resources, and more.
Medical and Parenting Resources
- PostAdoptionDepression@yahoogroups.com
- Dr. Jane Aronson—Orphan Doctor
- "The Use of Head Circumference in Preadoption Medical Evaluations and Its Predictive Value for Cognitive Outcome in Institutionalized Children"—an article by Dr. Dana Johnson
- DORECENTER—ADD, ADHD & Dyslexia treatments for adults and children at Dore Achievement Centers
- American Academy of Pediatrics—Pediatricians with a special interest in adoption and foster care medicine
- "Navigating Uncharted Waters: School Psychologists Working With Internationally Adopted Post-Institutionalized Children"—Article
- Parents Network for the Post-Institutionalized Child
- "Finding Help for Young Children with Disabilities (Birth-5)"—A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Single Parenting Resources
- Single Parent Adoption Network
- Adopting.org Single Parent Resources
- Adopting.com mailing list for single parents
- Adoption Online Single Parent Resources
UK Adoptions
- Department of Family, Education, Skills
- Group of UK adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents interested in Guatemala adoption
Post Adoption Issues
US Government Resources
- United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
- "Adoption Guidelines - Understanding the Role of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in International Adoptions" pamphlet
- Embassy of the United States: Liberia
- Embassy of the United States: Kazakhstan
- Embassy of the United States: Azerbaijan
- Embassy of the United States: Guatemala
Foreign Embassies and Consulates in U.S.
- Embassy of Azerbaijan-Washington DC
- Embassy of Guatemala-Washington DC
- Listing of all Guatemalan Consulates
- Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA and Canada
- Embassy of Liberia in the United States
Foreign Country Information
- BBC country profile: Liberia
- BBC country profile: Kazakhstan
- Azerbaijan International online magazine
- BBC country profile: Azerbaijan
- BBC country profile: Guatemala
Travel
Older children Adoption
- Web site dedicated to older child adoption
- Adopting.org older child adoption resources
- Preparing to adopt an older child—course
- Tips for adopting an older child
- American Academy of Pediatrics—Adopting an older child
- Older child adoption books at Adoptionshop.com
- "Toddler Adoption, The Weaver's Craft" by Mary Hopkins-Best—a book about toddler adoption
- Further reading list:
- "Holding Time" by Martha G. Welch
- "Parenting the Hurt Child" by Gregory Keck, Regina M. Kupecky
- "When Love is Not Enough" by Nancy L. Thomas
- "Building the Bonds of Attachment" by Daniel A. Hughes
- "Dandelion on My Pillow, Butcher Knife Beneath" by Nancy Thomas
- "Adopting the Hurt Child" by Gregory C. Keck, Regina M. Kupecky
- "Raising Adopted Children", Revised Edition by Lois Ruskai Melina
- "Attachment, Trauma, and Healing" by Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans
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