Publicly Funded Post Adoption Services by State
Attachment/Trauma
- Attachment and Trauma Network
- The Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska
- Adopting the Hurt Child by Keck & Kupecky
- The Connected Child by Purvis, Cross & Sunshine
- TCU Institute of Child Development (DVDs) Empowering, Connecting & Correcting Principles, Trust Based Parenting, Creating lasting changes in your child’s behavior, Playful Interaction” Nurturing relationships
- Orphans Promise Presents: Adoption & Foster RX: Solutions for Wounded Families (DVD)
- Building the Bonds of Attachment by Daniel Hughes (Books and DVDs available)
- From Fear to Love by Bryan Post (The Post Institute)
- The Great Behavior Breakdown by Bryan Post
- Beyond Consequences by Heather Forbes
- Trauma Through a Child’s Eyes by Levine & Kline
- Trauma, Brain & Relationships: Helping Children Heal (YouTube) posted by The Post Institute
- Arizona Trauma Institute
- Forward Facing Trauma Therapy by Dr. J Eric Gentry
Autism
Child Behavior Help
Defiance
- The Explosive Child by Ross Greene
- Your Defiant Child by Barkley & Benton
- Try and Make ME by Levy & Ohanlon
Drug & Alcohol Exposed Children
Law and Legislation
Learning and Attention Issues
- The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald Davis
- Right Brained Children in a Left Brained World by Freed & Parsons
- Disconnected Kids by Dr. Robert Melillo
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
- Understood.org
Lending Library
Memoirs
- The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal by Jonathan Mooney
- Look Me in the Eyes: My Life with Aspergers by John Robison
Nutrition/Adoption Nutrition
- Spoon Foundation
- Managing ADHD with Diet (research and suggestions for nutrition connections to ADHD symptoms)
Parenting Adopted Children/Special Needs
- Parenting the Hurt Child by Keck & Kupecky
- 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Suceed by Sherrie Eldridge
- 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
- Adoptive Parent Intentional Parent by Stacy Manning
- Stacy Manning Parent Coach
Residential Treatment/Wilderness Programs
- Education Consultants (assist with out-of-home placements)
- Therapy Gone Wild (article about wilderness programs)
- The Parallel Process by Krissy Prozatek
Sensory Issues
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- A Sensory World (featuring Kranowitz) by TCU Institute of Child Development (DVDs)
- The Everything Parent’s Guide to Sensory Integration Disorder, by Terri Mauro
Other Adoption/Foster Websites
Funding/Grant Opportunities
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