Associated Services for International Adoption

General Special Needs Sites
NICHCY	Compiles disability-related resources in each state, and creates State Resource Sheets. This handy resource sheet will help you locate organizations and agencies within your state that address disability-related issues, including: Governors and U.S. Senators State agencies serving children and youth with disabilities State chapters of disability organizations and parent groups Parent training and information projects
General Information	http://www.children-special-needs.org/
Specific Special Needs Sites
Albinism	http://www.albinism.org/ The National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmintation.
Amputee	International Child Amputee Network
Blindness and Visual Impairments	Strabismus (crossed eyes): http://www.strabismus.org/ St. Luke's Cataract and Laser Institute
Cerebral palsy	4 My Child United Cerebral Palsy
Cleft lip and/or palate	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cleftlipandpalate.html Good overview of issues relating to the range of cleft issues and treatments. www.widesmiles.org Comprehensive site maintained by adoptive parent of cleft-affected children. http://www.widesmiles.org/ct/subscribe.html Instructions for joining cleft discussion list. http://www.cleftadvocate.org "Your On-Line Source for Education and Inspiration!" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptCleft Yahoo support group for people who have adopted children internationally with cleft medical issues.
Club Foot and other foot deformities	Cincinnati Childrens Hospital
Developmental Delays	Keepkidshealthy.com
Drug Exposed Infants	National Resource Center for Respite and Crises Care services.
Epilepsy	http://www.kidsepilepsy.com/
Hand Deformities	http://www.indianahandcenter.com/ The spectrum of congenital upper extremity deformities include a variety of defects or anomalies ranging from the partial duplication of a single digit or thumb, to the complete absence or failure of formation an entire limb. These uncommon anomalies may occur singularly, or may occur in combination with deformities. In addition, these anomalies may be an isolated finding at birth, or they may be related to a systemic or generalized syndrome.
Hearing impairment	http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/index.asp National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institutes of Health 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320
Heart defect	Medical http://www.pediheart.org/parents/index.html http://www.marchofdimes.com/ Cove Point Foundation Resources http://www.tchin.org/ http://www.kidshealth.org/ March of Dimes Website
Hepatitis B+	http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/hepatitis/index.html http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/b/fact.htm
Hypospadia	http://www.um-urology.com/patients/hypospadias.html http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/urology/abnpendv.htm
Imperforate Anus	http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/c/colorectal/ http://www.pullthrunetwork.org/
Limb Differences	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AdoptingChildrenWithLimbDifferences/ This is a newly created group for anyone who is considering, paperchasing or has adopted a child with limb differences.
Polio	http://www.post-polio.org/ipn/fact.html International Polio Network
Post Polio Syndrome	http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/post-polio.htm
Rickets	http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rickets.html http://www.disability.vic.gov.au/dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages/Rickets?OpenDocument
Thalassemia	Kids Health - Thalassemia http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/thalassemias.html ComeUnity - An Overview of Thalassemia for Parents Adoption Int'lly http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/thalessemia.html Cooley's Anemia Foundation - About Thalassemia http://www.thalassemia.org/sections.php?sec=1 Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center http://www.thalassemia.com/what_is_thal.html
Undescended Testicle	http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/pediatrics/cqqa/undescendedtesticle.html
Vestibular Disorders	http://www.vestibular.org Vestibular Disorders Association
Support Groups
ASIA's Waiting Child Mentoring Program	Asia has a group of experienced parents and mentors that are willing to share their experience adopting a special needs child. If you would like to talk with a family that has adopted a child with a specific special need or someone in your local area that has been through the process of adopting a Waiting Child, please contact us.
Yahoo's Waiting Family Group	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WaitingChildrenChina/ This group is for families interested in adopting a WAITING CHILD (with some kind of special need) from China. Note: This group is for prospective families at any phase of the adoption process and also agency representatives.

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