Whatever Wednesday

Each Wednesday we post links from the previous week that touch on special needs adoption. Our hope is that these small snapshots provide you with a glimpse of life after adopting through China's waiting child program... both the long-term blessings and the challenges that come with parenting a child with special needs. We also hope to raise awareness about a variety of special needs.

Dear Weirdo -- adoptive momma (China) Shirlee McCoy at And Then There Were Seven... on albinism and people with fetishes

Some Things Money Can't Buy -- adoptive parents (China) the Straights at Straight Talk... on a very sweet, precious phone conversation

While I'm Not Looking -- adoptive momma (China) Robin at Dreaming of Tea For Three... on a sweet surprise with a referral photo during the long wait for TA

To sign or not to sign -- adoptive momma (China) Sandra at The Daily Grind... on her daughter's cochlear implants, sign language and attending an oral deaf school

Update on Kate -- adoptive momma (China) Amy at Raising Tomatoes... a quick surgery update

Luke -- adoptive momma (China) Nicole at The Baker Sweets... describing their medical challenges these past three years, including the latest: seizures

So How Much Does She Really Hear? -- adoptive momma (China) Sarah Kate at The Shoe Princess... hearing tests before and after cochlear implant surgery

Why I Say "Disabled" -- adoptive momma (domestic) Mary Dell at Torrefaction... on why she uses the word disabled to describe her son

Sensory Seekers and Sensory Avoiders -- adoptive momma (foster to adopt) Hartley at Hartley's Life With 3 Boys... a concise description of two forms of sensory processing disorder