Recruiting Families
By Elizabeth Ehlen, 10/9/09
While A Gift of Hope Adoptions does not typically list situations online in order to protect the privacy of our clients, on occasion we do ask for permission to do so. Typically these cases are for children we are recruiting families for specifically, rather than a general type of child. Below you will find one of these situations. If you are interested in being considered on this situation or have questions, please contact the office at 573-356-0025 or info@agiftofhopeadoptions.com. Please note that in order to maintain our client’s confidentiality, there may be certain things we cannot tell you unless the family gives us specific permission.
Gabrielle and Jaymie are twelve and ten years old respectively. They are both in very good health although Gabrielle has asthma that’s well under control. She has never had an overt attack. Gabrielle (Elle) is artistic and an avid reader. Jaymie is behind in school. His I.Q. has tested low with the exception of his perceptive reasoning which tested low normal. He is an excellent athlete – good in baseball and football. He is also a phenomenal and accomplished technical rock climber. Both have ADHD and take a mood stabilizer, although the dosage is being gradually reduced.
Both children were abused and neglected as very young children. However, they have resided with their grandparents for the past five years, and have made considerable gains, to the point where they function at what most would consider a normal level. While it is important to recognize that they will need continuing counseling for both the adoption transition and to deal with the scars from their past, this is a sibling pair who has adjusted remarkably well.
A Gift of Hope Adoptions would like to provide these children and their grandparents with multiple profiles for consideration, just as we would with any other birth parent. If you would like to be considered, please contact us right away.
