Taproot issue 52 - March 2007

What is Special Needs?

You may come across the term "Special Needs" in reference to the children. While this may refer to a specific medical condition that a child has, it also refers to the loss and sadness that the children have experienced in their short lives. Children in foster care in the United States are most often there as a result of being neglected or abused. All of them have been moved from their birth families and have lost the people and places and things familiar to them. Having this happen to an adult would hurt but imagine having it happen in childhood. The children may be confused and sad and justifiably angry and wondering if they can ever trust anyone again. They are living in temporary situations and yearn for the stability and predictability that we all need. You may be just the person to provide this to one child or several!

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