Jamie

Boy, Born April 15, 2003

Little Jamie has been waiting a long time for his family.   He has brown hair and brown eyes.  He is HEALTHY, outside of being allergic to dairy products.    He is considered lower functioning, but has so much potential in a loving, family environment.   

Full medical info available.

Leo

Boy, Born July 10, 2003

Leo is a handsome devil!  He is very active and happy, and will be a wonderful addition to any family.   He is currently obtaining speech and occupational therapy.  He can eat by himself but needs some assistance with dressing, guidance with the toilet, bath etc.  He is very good at imitating speech and is learning to express his needs under guidance.  The child?s gross motor and fine motor development is normal but he needs to strengthen his hand/eye coordination.

Full medical disclosure with many photographs are available.  There is significant family and medical history available.

• Upper age limit of 55
• Both parents travel approx 5 days
• Married couples only, should be married at least 5 years

Please contact Kathy at Wasatch Adoptions for more information.

Boy, Born June 11, 2003

Dominick is a wonder!!  Born prematurely, you would never know it now.  He is very high functioning in all aspects of his development...cognitive, gross motor, fine motor, speech.  He is doing so great!!   Look at all of these wonderful things Dominick is able to do!:   "He walks steadily, rarely falls. He climbs up steps with support but is afraid to go down them. He runs pretty well, climbs. He performs imitative movements in imitational games. He can hold a pen and draws horizontal and vertical lines within the limits of the paper. He carries out simple orders. He is very emotional and seeks the contact with adults and other children. Laughs and teases. He pronounces 4-5 rationalized words. Understands and carries out orders according to verbal directions. Eats independently. Drinks from cup. Regulates but doesn?t tell his physiological needs. Takes his clothes and shoes off on his own."
This little monkey is ready for kindergarten!  Let's go!

Stewart (B# 183)

(child's name has been changed to protect their identity)

Boy, Born June 3, 2003

Lee  (B# 187)

(child's name has been changed to protect their identity)

Boy, Born June 5, 2002

From his medical records:

It concerns a child who can pronounce only few words. He walks independently. He serves himself.  The child is in a good general condition. He lags behind in his physical and neuro-psychical development. He can coordinate the general physical movements  climbs up stairs without support, throws and catches a ball. The child is with low movement activity.   He moves around slowly and is clumsy.

The child can arrange geometric and didactic figures with help, he can fit in five cubes and builds with Lego. He can unbutton buttons. He can't cut with scissors or to glue figures together. He models balls with play dough. He can't fold a sheet of paper.   The child draws within the limits of the paper and draws closed curved lines. He orientates to draw with his right hand.

The child eats independently and can wash his hands with soap. He can put his clothes on and take them off; he can put his shoes on and take them off without help. He already can fold his clothes. He signals his physiological needs. He carries out verbal orders. He sleeps calmly and quickly falls asleep.

The child is jovial, well-disposed, obedient and compassionate. He can be persuaded with words to stop undesired behavior. Sometimes he exhibits stubbornness, gets angry and doesn't pay attention to an adult if refused something or if preferred by him activity is stopped. He already plays for longer periods of time. He uses the toys according to their purpose. He plays with the other children and they like him. If someone takes away something from him he takes a stand. He participates in group activities. He likes to be among adults and doesn't get confused by contacts with strangers. He is friendly. He prefers to play alone. The child imitates activities from every-day life of the adults. He responds with cheer to celebrating holidays. He likes to be taken out for walks.

The child can compose short sentences on his own but prefers to explain with gestures. He doesn't have correct articulation and sometimes babbles inarticulately. In order to develop better the speech of the child, individual classes are carried out  games of imitation of sounds and phonetic games. The child is included in the project Granny and grandchild.   Musical classes are also carried out and the child tries to pronounce the text of the song.

The child has poor notions of the surrounding world. He can't identify his sex and age; he can't count and doesn't recognize the colors but knows some animals dog, cat, bird. He recognizes some fruits  banana, apple, and quince.   During the leisure time the child is taken out on walks around the village and in the nature. The aim is to master elementary notions of the surrounding world.

The child reproduces movements and gestures, sings by humming children's songs.    His concentration is easily disturbed, his attention is unstable due to which the child lags behind in his cognitive activity. As long as he lags behind and has difficulties with the speech, the child could not be tested for development of the psychical processes.

During his free time the child participates in activities that are interesting for him, in cultural activities for gaining social experience and skills for development of his communicative abilities.

Last updated: January 24, 2009

Daniel   ( B# 312)

(child's name has been changed to protect their identity)

Boy, Born April 9, 2001

From his medical records: 

The physical development of the child lags behind considerable from the indexes for the age. The child walks independently and climbs up stairs with support.  The movements of the child are not coordinated. The fine motorics are not perfected.   The child doesn't have notions of time built up.  He orientates well in the space.  He recognizes his image in the mirror and looks at it with an interest.   He has perceptions for the main colors but cannot name them.

The child is with insufficient ability for concentration of his attention. His active attention is attracted and kept with difficulties.    The child is communicative, initiates with ease contacts with the personnel, the other children and with strangers. He likes the contacts with adults. He is not conflict and has good behavior in the group.   He is prone to exhibiting whims and to be unhappy.   He protects a toy that is taken away from him.

The intellect of the child is with deficit corresponding to the diagnosis of Down Syndrome.

He shows attachment, joy, anxiety and guilt. He is calm and observes the play of the other children. He plays with them and enjoys contacts with them. He carries out simple orders  come here, give me your hand, and sit down.

The child doesn't have skills to serve himself built up, needs constant support. He can eat independently. He can't put his clothes on and take them off on his own but cooperates when changed. He reacts to his name. He orientates in the daily routine. He doesn't signal his physiological needs.

The child understands the speech of the others when expressed elementary. He carries out orders and verbal commands. He pronounces single words by imitating. He is communicative, seeks contacts, and shows preferences in the interactions with the other children and the personnel. He has expressive mimics by which shows his emotions and attitudes.

The child likes to listen to songs, laughs loud and claps with his hands. He moves in time with the music and is very lively and energetic. He attracts the attention of the adults by pulling them or patting them with his little hand because he can't speak. He pronounces separate syllables: ma, ba, da as well as words from repetitive syllables: mama, baba.

Last updated: January 24, 2009

March 2009

Dixon  (B# 304)

(child's name has been changed to protect their identity)

Boy, Born March 22, 2001

From his medical records:

Elementary thinking processes are observed. He can?t speak but pronounces separate sounds and some syllables. He knows his name and reacts when called. He carries out very elementary orders come here, give me your hand, and lie down. He distinguishes praise and reprimand. He is not oriented for a place and time. His attention is unstable, his memory is mechanic. He gives his hand for a greeting. He walks independently and has good general motorics.   The fine motorics are limited.

In emotional aspect the child is calm and quiet. He rejoices at the attention he is paid but prefers to play alone. He likes to play with toys by turning them from all sides. He looks at his hands with a great deal of interest and entertains himself by making different movements with them.

The child is taken care of entirely by the personnel.   The child is included in the project Granny and grandchild and learns how to eat independently.    A speech therapist works with the child in order to develop his speech skills. The training how to eat on himself continues.

 Last updated: January 24, 2009

Misha

Boy, almost 7 years old

• NO AGENCY FEES
• Married couples only
• No more than 5 children (at home or own their own)
• Both parents travel for approx 15 days
• Total with travel and home study under $16k
• Short simple dossier

 There is no "court"...only a beautiful "adoption ceremony".  Orphanage donations are not required.   Short, simple dossier, very short wait for travel once your dossier is submitted.  This is a very easy program, and we could get many children with Down syndrome out of this country with minimal costs and easy travel requirements.

Andruis

Born December 31, 2000

Lithuania

SIGNIFICANT RISK, PLEASE ADOPT ME SOON!!

Andruis is a precious little boy who is 7 years old.  He is a New Year's Eve baby, so he brings the promise of great things in every new year!  Andruis has some hearing loss and wears hearing aids. He continuously receives speech and music therapy.  As you can see from his photo, he is doing well, but desperately needs a family as he is considered "older". 

This country requires 2 trips by both parents.  The first trip is only 7 days, the 2nd trip is 10-14 days.  Parents must be 25-48 years of age at application.  A maximum of 45 years between parent and child.  Couples must be married for at least two years.

Please contact Janie Van Dyke with Bethany Christian Services for more information!