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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP---I think it is selfish to consider adopting a SN child without seriously thinking through the impact of that adoption on the child that you have.  You are saddling your biological child with lifelong responsibility:  when you are dead and gone---it is your bio child that will have to shoulder the responsibility for the SN child's care.  As an over-50 adult, I have several friends whose parents have passed, leaving them responsible for their siblings with Down's.  That is a significant responsibility and you are constraining your bio child's options in adulthood by setting them up with a substantial care burden once you are gone. [/quote]

I agree with this PP, though I hate to say it because you could offer so much to this child with DS. Our public school system is known for its SN programs, so we have several kids with DS in our schools. OP, you really need to look past infancy/toddlerhood to understand what teen/adult life is like for a person with DS and their caregivers. Only you can decide if you're up to that, but you absolutely must consider your bio DC. If you have virtually no family support, you are dealing your child a very cruel hand once you die. Even if you have a large extended family, care of an adult with SN will primarily fall to the siblings once the parents are gone.

Just really think it through, first and foremost for the child you already have. Good luck.[/quote]

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