Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Babb, L. Anne ( Linda Anne), 1957- Adopting and advocating for the special needs child : a guide for parents and professionals / L. Anne Babb and Rita Laws; foreword by Dorothy and Robert DeBolt. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89789-489-8 (alk. paper) 1. Special needs adoption-- United States. 2. Older child adoption--United States. 3. Handicapped children--United States. 4. Adopted children--United States--Family relationships. 5. Adoptive parents--Services for--United States. 6. Adoption agencies--United States. I. Laws, Rita, 1956- . II. Title. HV875.55.B33 1997 362-73′4-dc2l 96-50474 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1997 by L. Anne Babb and Rita Laws All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-50474 ISBN: 0-89789-489-8 First published in 1997 Bergin - Garvey, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |