| There are tens of thousands of children
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| | a history of abuse or neglect, have
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| in the United States who have special
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| | conditions that may lead to problems in
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| needs and are waiting for permanent
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| | the future, or have had some form of
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| homes. In the past, children who have
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| | prenatal exposure to drugs or alcohol.
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| special needs have been generally
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| | Nearly all special needs children who are
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| considered harder to place for adoption
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| | eligible for adoption are currently in
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| than others, but in reality, many
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| | foster care.Nearly any adoptive parent
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| children with special needs can be
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| | who has the commitment, skills, and
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| successfully placed. The Adoption and
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| | preparation to adopt may adopt a special
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| Safe Families Act of 1997 has focused
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| | needs child. Most agencies differ in
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| more attention on finding permanent homes
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| | their specific requirements for adopting
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| for those children who have special needs
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| | a special needs child, and the
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| as well as making certain that they have
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| | requirements for age and marital status
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| the post adoption services they need.When
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| | tend to be less restrictive for special
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| used in adoption, "special needs" may
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| | needs children. Most agencies will
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| include several factors, and sometimes
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| | consider both single and married
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| vary from one state to another. In
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| | applicants from 18 to 50 years of age,
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| general, children with special needs have
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| | and sometimes even older than 50. The age
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| physical or health problems, are older,
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| | is often considered differently depending
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| are members of a minority group, have
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| | on the age of the child. Most agencies
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| siblings and need to be adopted as a
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| | require that married couples be married
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| group, have HIV, have emotional problems,
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| | for at least 1 to 3 years.
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