ASIA has several children on their private waiting list whose files will be returned to China next month. Maybe someone reading this has been thinking about adoption, or considering China's special needs program. These kids are waiting for families to call their own. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they all received the gift of a family for Christmas?
Waiting Child:
KylieSex: F
Age: 3
Special Need: Abnormal DST
Kylie’s name means exquisite. She likes to play with kids. She likes going to the street and playing with toys like electronic organs making sound. Kylie is outgoing, active and restless. She has a ready smile, likes to play with kids, listen to music and watch cartoons. She is energetic and likes outdoor activity. She could straighten her hands and feet at the age of 4 months, raise her head up at the age of 7 months and her eyesight could follow moving objects at the age of 10 months. Kylie could roll over or lie on her side at the age of 11 months, hold a toy for a moment when her palm was touched by it at the age of 12 months, sit up with her wrist supported at the age of 15 months, catch toys near her hands at the age of 18 months and crawl on bed at the age of 23 months. The child’s physical development is more delayed than kids of the same age.
Waiting Child:
ChaseSex: F
Age: 4
Special Need: Cleft Microblepharia (eye lids too tight)
Chase is gentle, generous, easygoing, and gets along well with others. She does not lose her temper easily. She was able to smile upon admission. She had facial expressions of communication, could hold things with both hands and had natural motion of feet and hands. At the age of 6 months she could sit alone, would be happy and express her joyful mind at meeting familiar people. She likes playing with paper boxes, feeding bottles and little drums etc. She plays with them attentively and happily. She likes running around at home and playing games with kids. When asked for the toys or food in her hands, she will look very angry and cry. She is attached to her caretaker and will look for the caretaker when she is not at home. She has facial expressions of looking forward to the returning of the caretaker. When seeing the caretaker she will run to her for cuddles happily.
Waiting Child:
Shawn
Sex: M
Age: 6 1/2
Special Need: Repaired Tetra logy of Fallot, Thumb Deformity and Missing Left Thumb, Repaired Inguinal Hernia.
Shawn had surgery to repair his heart condition in November of 2004. He has an easygoing personality, likes to play with his caretakers, can call mama unconsciously, makes some actions as required and can walk with one hand supported. He entered a foster family in July 2004. At the age of 29 months when his parents were doing things, he could sit on a bench alone and turn the pages of a book to read quietly, could point to the pictures he was especially interested in with his hands and ask his parents to look at them. He was potty trained in the daytime and could wave goodbye proactively. His favorite game was making a phone call. If he heard the telephone at home ringing he would strive to receive it first. After his operation he made great progress developmentally. In 2005 he went to Kindergarten and was praised by his teachers for following along and asking questions. Although he was the youngest in class, he had the best behavior in all respects. He liked to listen to the teachers in class quietly, liked performing and drawing. Shawn got 3 little red flowers in just half a month.
Waiting Child:
FelicityAge: 1.5 Years
Sex: F
Special Need: Cleft Lip and Palate, Tetrallogy of Fallot *ASIA is trying to work with LWB for Felicity's surgery
Felicity is outgoing, active and lovely. She learned to crawl at 9 months and crawled quickly to get her favorite toys. She likes listening to music and is very lovely when she shakes her body to the rhythm. She likes being held by caretakers and laughs happily. She eats slowly because of her cleft and cannot speak currently, but she can understand simple sentences from caretakers. When her caretakers see her lovely look, they willingly make more time to hold her.
Waiting Child:
PaigeAge: 9 Years
Sex: F
Special Need: Congenital Heart Disease *ASIA is sponsoring Paige's surgery!
Paige can run and jump, go up and down stairs without help and has good balance. She has good self-care skills and is polite. She likes her teacher and her nannies and can help adults with easy tasks. She is good at imitating and can imitate many actions of adults. She understands right and wrong and is very curious. She loves to explore new things and cares about the people and things around her. Paige is extroverted and active and gets along well with other children. She enjoys the outdoors and likes new toys. Paige listens to her teachers well and cooperates to fulfill all the academic tasks. She knows shapes, colors and the names and functions of things in daily life. She is able to classify things and can express herself verbally.
Waiting Child:
Jayne
Age: 10 Years
Sex: F
Special Need: Thalessemia, possible Hep B
Jayne has normal physical and intellectual development. Upon admission, she could go up and down stairs alone, point out various parts of her body and at the age of 4 years, she could have meals alone and was potty trained. At 5 and 6 years old, she liked to learn songs and dances by following her teachers and she got along well with her classmates. She helped look after the younger sisters and brothers. She went to school at age 7 and played very happily with her classmates. She is studying in grade 3. Jayne is bright and cute, active and restless and very adorable. She is not talkative, but likes music and drawing best.
If you would like to see pictures or review any of these children's files, email Marci Siegel at
marcisk@asiadopt.org or call 503-224-1860.
And, if you want to learn more about China's special needs program, there is a wonderful new site that you must visit. My friend
Stefanie has had this vision for quite some time, and it's so exciting to see it become reality! The website is
No Hands But Ours. You can read the stories of families who have adopted special needs; learn about what the different needs are; and find resources to help you become educated & connected.
