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My hubby and I are persuing adoption and we have been presented with a little boy in foster care who is 3yrs old and completely blind. Because all the I's & T's haven't been crossed on our paperwork yet they won't release his complete diagnosis to us just yet. Only to say that he has been completely blind since birth. They've also told us that he has been neglected (young & inexperienced parents) so his speech and coordination is behind, but he is making leaps & bounds in his current foster home!!

Hubby isn't completely on board just yet with accepting this little one. Which depresses me a little because my father was blind due to diabetes so the idea doesn't "freak me out" as much as it does to DH. He's afraid because we currently have a 10yr old, 3yr old and a 19 month old in our home that this poor little one will get "mowed down" by our other kids.

Anyone want to jump in with some encouraging words?? Negative reactions?? How do the siblings react? Do your children attend a school for the blind or are they mainstreamed? How helpful is the school district? Are there any resources that I can look into? Books?

I've spoken with my mom about how taking care of my dad was before he passed away but so much has changed in 30yrs with technology and resources that her advice is kind of limited.

Thanks for your time!!