Adoption Articles Archive, pg. 8

Diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) Post to Art's bulletin board: click here and look for current Post Adoption Board Email this to a friend Diagnoses of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) In order to make a diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) one needs an assessment by a...

Subtle Signs by Dr. Art
Subtle Signs by Dr. Art Post to Art's bulletin board: click here and look for current Post Adoption Board Email this to a friend Subtle Signs Gail tells her seven-year-old daughter, Sally, to pick up the napkin Sally had dropped. As Sally crosses her arms a sad and angry pout darkens her face. Gail...

About Dr. Aronson
About Dr. Aronson Dr. Jane Ellen Aronson International Adoption Medical Specialist The mission of the foundation is to develop educational and research programs in orphanages to improve the quality of life for children living in institutions abroad. At the heart of WWO is the "Orphan Ranger"...

Medical Abstracts and Videos
Medical Abstracts and Videos Medical Abstracts and Videos The preparation for an international adoption starts about one year before the child actually arrives in the United States. Medical guidance usually begins when the parents receive the medical abstract from their adoption agency. Medical...

Age in Chinese Children
Age in Chinese Children Age in Chinese Children Chinese children who are abandoned in infancy and childhood may not have an exact date of birth. If an infant has a belly button with some remains of the umbilical cord from birth, the child was probably born within a few weeks of the abandonment....

Bibliography
Bibliography Alcohol Related BirthDefects Bibliography A - F G - L M - Q R - Z A-F Aase JM, Jones KL, Clarren SK. Do we need the term "FAE"? Pediatrics. 1995;95:428-430 Abel EL, Prenatal Effects of Alcohol. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.1984;14:1-10 Abel EL, Sokol RJ. Incidence of Fetal...

Alcohol Related Birth Defects and International Adoption
Alcohol Related Birth Defects and International Adoption Alcohol Related Birth Defects and International Adoption Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effect (FAE) are concerns for parents who are adopting from the former Soviet Union because there are no public health programs to...

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect Prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effect in pre-adoptive evaluations of children in Russian orphanages Background Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) which is a worldwide problem with a rate of 1.9 per 1,000 births may cause...

Children Adopted from China
Immunizations for families going abroad for an inter-country adoption An Update on Health Issues In Children Adopted from China There were 15,774 intercountry adoptions in the U.S. in 1998 according to the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS). This was up from 13,621 intercountry...

Hardy Survivors from China: Transition from Orphan to Child
Hardy Survivors from China: Transition from Orphan to Child Hale and Hardy Chinese Orphans As published recently in the Nov/Dec Adoptive Families magazine For the past six years that I have been an adoption medicine specialist. I have had the opportunity to evaluate children from all over the...

Medical/Infectious Diseases Consultation
Medical/Infectious Diseases Consultation Medical/Infectious Diseases Consultation When the child arrives in the United States, a complete medical evaluation is performed usually within a few days of arrival. Every attempt is made to accommodate appointments within 72 hours of arrival. The first...

Giardiasis
Giardiasis Giardiasis Giardia lamblia is the most common protozoal illness afflicting Americans today. We see it commonly in campers and in daycare. Parents of children in daycare are victims of this common parasite which infects the small intestine. It is clearly associated with individuals...

Health Status of Children Adopted from Abroad

Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Hepatitis B - C Hepatitis B is a viral infection which affects the liver. If the person contracts the infection, it usually resolves within a few weeks and there are no further medical problems. If the person becomes a carrier of the virus, the liver can be chronically inflamed....

Hepatitis B Vaccination - International Adoption
Hepatitis B. Vaccination Imperative for Families Adopting Abroad Hepatitis B Vaccination Imperative for Families Adopting Abroad This article was originally printed in: The Bulletin of the Joint Council on International Children's Services - Summer 1998 issue. Vaccination for hepatitis B should...

Immunizations for an International Adoption
Immunizations for families going abroad for an inter-country adoption Immunizations for Families going abroad for an International Adoption As an adoption medicine specialist and as a pediatric infectious diseases physician who counsels families regularly regarding international travel, I am...

International Adoption Medical Consultation Services
International Adoption Medical Consultation Services Dr. Jane Ellen Aronson International Pediatric Health Services 151 East 62nd Street, Suite 1A New York, New York 10021 office: 212-207-6666 home: 212-866-1871 JAronmink@aol.com Chat Transcripts 03-01-00 ... Adoption Medicine for...

Medical Evaluation at Arrival
Medical Evaluation at Arrival Medical Evaluation at Arrival… February 2000 Dr. Jane Aronson Chief, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Director, International Adoption Medical Consultation Services The medical evaluation of an internationally adopted child should not begin with the arrival...

Medical Issues in Other Countries - Iodine Deficiency
Medical Issues in Other Countries - Iodine Deficiency Iodine Deficiency With the increasing numbers of children adopted from abroad, parents and healthcare professionals must learn about medical issues in other countries. There are a number of medical concerns that are specific for children...

Lead Exposure in Chinese Children
Lead Exposure in Chinese Children Lead Exposure in Chinese Children As I started my pediatric internship in Long Branch, New Jersey in the summer of 1986, I could have been in Eastern Europe or China. There wasn't a clinic day or a night on call when I didn't admit a young child with an...

Lead Intoxication in Children Adopted from China
Lead Intoxication in Children Adopted from China Lead Intoxication in ChildrenAdopted from China JE Aronson, AM Smith, M Alonso, V Kothari Department of PediatricsWinthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY 11501 BackgroundAccording to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 3,637 children...

Anemia in Adopted Children
Anemia in Adopted Children Anemia in Adopted Children Anemia is widespread in children adopted from abroad. Malnutrition is the major cause of iron deficiency anemia. It has been documented in the medical literature of specific countries, like China. [Chen et al. 1992b] A complete blood count...

Incidence of FAS Worldwide

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Adopted Children

Cognitive and Behavioral Manifestations

Birth Defects Associated with Alcohol Realted Disorders

Guidelines in Defining Alcohol Related Disorders

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