Case Studies » Emma

When I decided to adopt and attended the preparation groups I heard about the type of children that needed adoptive families and I realised that it's not all about babies. There are slightly older children that were more in need of being adopted. I thought long and hard about this whilst going through the process of becoming an approved adopter, I decided that I would adopt a child aged 3-5 years old.

The child I adopted was 5 when he was first placed with me. He had some learning difficulties, which is attributed to neglect by his birth mother. He requires extra support in school as he has some developmental delay and poor concentration, but progressively this is beginning to improve and he has settled well in to his new school. I continue to receive support from the Adoption & Fostering Unit and find it very useful to attend their Adoption Support Group.

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