I think you need to learn as much as you can about the types of special needs that you may find in your children. Attatchment problems are very common in older adopted children and learn as much as you can. I personally, with my first adoption and no experience or real knowledge about attatchment, could not have "handled" more than my one son. Besides attatchment the child can have other challenges, just don't put more on your plate that you can handle. After several years with us we don't have as severe problems, and I have really educated myself, and it is wonderful!!!!!! But thinking back to those early days I am not sure that being "new" into this (without educating myself as much as I should have) I could have handled more than one child. This is just my experience, and as I said, things are wonderful now, we've adopted a second child (special needs) and are thinking about number 3......
