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.


{Cardiologist Visit} -- adoptive momma (China) Steffie at Steffie Beckering Photography & Never Too Many... on taking her daughter to her annual cardiology check-up appointment

public noticing and private knowledge -- adult adoptee (Paraguay) Martha at Believe In Who You Are... on navigating public intrusions as a blind person

Special Needs Discussion: Adopting School Aged Children -- adoptive momma (China) the Rumor Queen at China Adopt Talk... read the many and varied comments other shared about life with a child adopted at an older age (six and up)

Waiting Children -- adoptive momma (China) Ozimum at Australia to China... a concise informational post describing organizations that work with China's special needs orphans and also a few descriptions of specific special needs

The good, the bad and the honest truth -- adoptive momma (China) Jill at The Attachment Chronicles... on how issues stemming from her son's previous institutionalization far outweigh the issues related to his medical special need

testing. testing. -- adoptive momma (China) Stefanie at Ni Hao, Y'all... sharing her heart when it comes to her daughter's learning special need

Our Own Games -- adoptive momma (China) kitchu at More Than This... wheelchair games at her daughter's preschool

Special Needs Discussion: Everything Else -- adoptive momma (China) the Rumor Queen at China Adopt Talk... read the many and varied comments other shared about life with a child who has a special need that does not fit into the previously mentioned categories within the series

Life beyond the walls of an orphanage -- adoptive momma (China) Sonia at His Hands, His Feet... on a first for her child, adopted at an older age