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She is now 2 1/2 almost 3. She was placed with us at 6 wks old from another foster home. They wanted her moved to an adoptive home, which is how we got her. I'm so glad we said yes when they called! Since she was the one we were able to adopt.

We haven't had any testing on her done...she was tested by regional services when she was about 10-11 months and she passed with flying colors.
She is really smart and learns really quickly. I notice no delays or behavior issues at this time. I have heard others mention that some of their kids, as they get school age, have ADHD, so we'll watch out for that as she gets a little older.

I've done a little research, but I think it depends on how much they were exposed to while in bmom's womb (which we'll never really know) and what else were they exposed to (which we wont know either). I figure we'll just take whatever challenge we may encounter as she gets older.

But I'm really confident for you to qualify for the special needs. From what I understand, there are so many children in foster care in CA, especially LA County, that all kids qualify for it, whether newborn or not, whether or certain race or not. I would ask your worker if they qualify...I'm sure they would tell you.

I can't remember if you're direct through the state or through an agency?