AP's and adoptees...child in need of special care?
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AP's and adoptees...child in need of special care?
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Hi,
My sister is asking for some information about resources for foreign adoptees in need of special therapy/treatment.
My sister's student is 8 years old, and is the oldest of three siblings adopted from Russia. She was adopted after the younger two, once the AP's realized that the younger two had an older sister. According to the AP's, the child was left in isolation for much of her infant and toddler years, and was adopted at around 5-6 years old. She is in the right grade level, but has no interest in school or much of anything. The school has done testing on her, and say she has a low IQ. They have said that there is nothing the AP can do to help her daughter. The child talks and reads on grade level, but is behind all of the other children in social skills, in comprehension of things she learns. She is extremely close to her Adoptive mother, but is very wary of strangers and new situations.
I honestly don't know much more than what I have given you, but the AP's are concerned because they don't know what to do to help her. I questioned why they are just now seeking help, but they said that there weren't many warning signs prior to the 2nd grade.
My question is, do any of you know websites, facilities, etc. to help IA children with treatment, support, etc.? I'm not looking for an online forum, but an actual program or service. Apparently, these people are not hurting for money, and are willing to do anything it takes to help this child....but I just don't know much about IA and the transition issues, developmental issues, etc. Thanks for any help you could provide!
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She is located in South Carolina...sorry, I forgot to mention that.
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Kim
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It is very difficult to tell from what you've posted whether these issues are specifically tied to the child's adoption, or if she would have learning issues regardless of her background. So it's difficult to know if she needs adoption-related resources, or just learning-related ones. But assuming she needs adoption-related resoucres...
Many children's hospitals have "International Adoption Clinics" with doctors who specialize in the health and developmental issues of international adoptees. These hospitals often offer consultations and assessments and can refer families to appropriate counseling/treatment services if necessary.
I know that the University of Minnesota's program is one of the oldest, and is well respected. However, I noticed that there is also an International Adoption Clinic at MUSC in Charleston, SC. (I don't know anything about that one, so she might want to do some research on it before she decides, but... it might be a starting place since it's closer to home.) |
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sizesmith
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99.9% of schools don't have a doctor who could make a diagnosis that a child can't be helped.
This child sounds like she's suffering from RAD (reactive attachment disorder), and needs acceptance, love, caring, and specialized programs to help her get through these feelings. Of course a child like this is going to pass low on an IQ test. She learned Russian for the first part of her life, and is having a lot to catch up on now.
Please pass along to the school that I would never move my child to a school who says something like that about a child. And let's face more here, most schools in rural communities of South Carolina don't deal with Russian adoptions very often.
Good luck with everything. I wish I knew more to tell you. |
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