Adoption outcomes for children with handicaps

About 800 families who had adopted children with special needs responded to a mailed survey. Most reported good adoption outcomes. The presence of a handicap—vision, hearing, or physical impairment, mental retardation, or serious medical condition—was not an important factor influencing outcome.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child welfare 1991-11, Vol.70 (6), p.623-636
Hauptverfasser:	Rosenthal, J.A, Groze, V, Aguilar, G.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Adopted Children Adoption Adoptive Parents behavior Child child behavior Child, Preschool Children children with disabilities Disabilities Disabled Persons educational attendance Family Characteristics family relations Female Humans Intellectual Disability Male Mental Retardation Outcomes Expectancy Parent Attitudes Parent Child Relationship Parent-Child Relations parent-child relationships People with disabilities Polls & surveys Questionnaires Social research Social Support Groups Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	About 800 families who had adopted children with special needs responded to a mailed survey. Most reported good adoption outcomes. The presence of a handicap—vision, hearing, or physical impairment, mental retardation, or serious medical condition—was not an important factor influencing outcome.
ISSN:	0009-4021