Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rosenthal, James Aaron. Special-needs adoption:a study of intact families/ James A. Rosenthal, Victor K. Groze;foreword by Drenda S. Lakin and Kathryn S. Donley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-93790-9 (alk. paper) 1. Adoption--United States. 2. Older child adoption--United States. 3. Handicapped children--United States. 4. Children of minorities--United States. I. Groze, Victor K. II. Title. HV875.55.R68 1992 362.7′34′0973--dc20 91-30278 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1992 by James A. Rosenthal and Victor K. Groze 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: 91-30278 ISBN: 0-275-93790-9 First published in 1992 Praeger Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 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 1 -iv- |