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- ADHD and Early Life Data
- Arthrogryposis
- Better Preparation for Pre-Adoptive Families
- Bipolar Disorder and Heredity
- Child Abuse: More Prevalent in International Adopters?
- Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder
- China Adoption Medical Issues
- Cleft Lip - Cleft Palate
- Congenital Hip Dysplasia
- Detrimental Effects of Institutions & Orphanages
- Eye Problems and Vision Disturbances
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Giardia Infection
- Glomerulonephritis
- Guatemala Adoption Medical Issues
- H. Pylori Screening?
- Helping My Post-Institutionalized Child
- Hepatitis A and the Institutionalized Child
- How to Choose a Pediatrician
- Institutional Autism
- International Travel
- Intestinal Parasites
- Iron-Deficiency Anemia
- Lactose Intolerance in Asian Children
- Language Development in the Older Child
- Lead Poisoning
- Leukemia in Chinese Girls?
- Microcephaly: Small Head Size
- Microphthalmia
- Mongolian Spots
- Oligophrenia
- Orphanage Immunization Records
- Peculiar Behaviors
- Perinatal Lesion of Central Nervous System
- Positive Test for Hepatitis C
- Positive PPD
- Post-Institutional Medical Issues
- Reactive Attachment Disorder and the Adopted Child
- Recurrent Diarrhea
- Referral with No Medical Information
- Russian Medical Reports
- Screenings for Post-Institutionalized Children
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Signs Child Has Been Sexually Abused?
- Thalassemia
- Transition from Orphanage to Home
- Traveling to Adopt... with Kids
- Tuberculosis Screenings
- VSD on the Adoption Medical Report
- Zinc Deficiency
ADHD and Early Life Data
I am wondering how you differentiate a child suffering from ADHD from a child who was raised for 2.5 years in an orphanage and has very limited early life data. The etiology of ADHD i... [more]
Arthrogryposis
What challenges can be expected when arthrogryposis is indicated on the adoptive child's medical record? Arthrogryposis refers to a symptom complex characterized by multiple joint con... [more]
Better Preparation for Pre-Adoptive Families
What can the adoption community do as a whole in order to better prepare their families for international adoption? Child abuse occurs unfortunately too frequently in all cultures, so... [more]
Bipolar Disorder and Heredity
I am interested in adopting a child whose mother has bipolar disorder. Should I be concerned about the possibility of this being passed on to the child? Bipolar Disorder encompasses a g... [more]
Child Abuse: More Prevalent in International Adopters?
Is child abuse more prevalent in parents who adopt a child Internationally as opposed to parents who have biological children? By definition, child abuse does not discriminate by race... [more]
Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder
Please explain "Childhood Onset Bipolar Disorder" and how it relates to the Internationally adopted child. Bipolar Disorder is characterized by intense, persistent mood swing... [more]
China Adoption Medical Issues
What are some of the health concerns and social issues associated with international adoption from China? China is the number one country that places children for international adopti... [more]
Cleft Lip - Cleft Palate
My child was born with a cleft lip/palate deformity, what do I need to know? Cleft lip or palate is a facial defect causing a cleft that is either unilateral or bilateral. It is e... [more]
Congenital Hip Dysplasia
Congenital hip dysplasia in the orphan child Dysplasia -This term is antiquated and the only reference that was found was from literature dating from the 1970s. It does indeed refer t... [more]
Detrimental Effects of Institutions & Orphanages
What is it about institutions and orphanages that make them so detrimental to a child’s overall health and development? Adverse effects of institutional care living is not ne... [more]
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