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[quote=Anonymous]You're right that most of the kids aged 6-9 in the foster care system have serious medical needs, but not all of them do. They will all have been through trauma, but some got better treatment and/or are more resilient than others. And you may find yourself able to deal with certain manifestations of trauma versus others (I couldn't handle an insomniac or a kid who hurt animals, but bedwetting and food issues are really not a big deal for me).

If the 6-9 age range is because you want the kid to be younger than your bio kids, you may also want to wait a bit and then consider slightly older kids. Lots of people want to adopt 7 year olds from foster care. Fewer will take an 11 year old, even though the older child might actually have fewer needs.

In the DC area, Barker and Adoptions Together have programs for older child adoption from the foster care system.

Another possibility is to become a foster parent and be open to adoption if the situation presents itself, but you have to be prepared for the child to go to biological family and to live with uncertainty for a long time. That's not for everyone, and it shouldn't be seen as an easy path to adoption.

To your original question: the easiest way to adopt a healthy older child is for one of your relatives or friends to be incarcerated or very sick and to choose you to raise their kid. But who could wish for that?[/quote]

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