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Adoption outcomes for children with handicaps.

J A Rosenthal1, V Groze, G D Aguilar

  • 1School of Social Work, University of Oklahoma, Norman.

Child Welfare
|November 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Most families reported positive outcomes after adopting children with special needs. The study found that a child's handicap did not significantly impact the success of the adoption.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Special Education

Background:

  • Adoption of children with special needs presents unique challenges.
  • Understanding factors influencing successful adoption outcomes is crucial for support services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the outcomes of families who adopted children with special needs.
  • To determine if the presence of a handicap influences adoption success.

Main Methods:

  • A mailed survey was distributed to approximately 800 families who had adopted children with special needs.
  • Data collected focused on reported adoption outcomes.

Main Results:

  • The majority of surveyed families reported favorable adoption outcomes.
  • The presence of various handicaps (vision, hearing, physical, intellectual, medical) was not a significant predictor of adoption outcome.

Conclusions:

  • Adoption of children with special needs can lead to positive family experiences.
  • Child-specific characteristics, such as handicaps, appear to be less influential on adoption success than previously assumed.

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