Taliyah

Girl, Age: 1
Country Code: EE-7
Listed: Oct 2025

This precious child is calm, responds to being spoken to, smiles often and is interested in everything. She knows how to clap her hands, likes different musical toys, dolls, blocks, animation and radio. She is rolling in her bed and can sit up by herself. She has a gastrostomy but can eat mashed food from a spoon and drink liquids from a bottle. She sleeps soundly. The institution has medical staff working with her:  nurses, nurses’ assistants, occupational therapist, physiotherapist and she gets massages.

Diagnosed with subarterial ventricular septal defect, multiple congenital malformations, not elsewhere classified, oter secondary pulmonary hypertension, atrioventricular block, complete, supraventricular tachycardia, congestive heart failure, mild to moderate intrathoracic asphyxia, neonatal cardiac arrhythmia, other neonatal feeding disturbances, cerebellar reduction abnormalities, secondary atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, congenital absence of umbilical artery, oesophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula, unilateral renal agenesis, cardiac appliance, and specific motor development disorder. It should be noted that prospective adoptive parents should have the knowledge and skills to be able to provide the necessary assistance, as the girl needs nursing and care.

Raya #

Girl, Age: 8
Listed: Sep 2025
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$0.00
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Down syndrome. Condition after surgical correction of a persistent ductus arteriosus. Convergent strabismus. Atopic dermatitis. Severe mental retardation

Margo and Gabi #

Girl, Age: 3
Listed: Jan 2025
$125.00
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Margo
Polymalformative syndrome: Congenital internal hydrocephalus and brain malformation with atrophy of the cerebral lobes and cerebellum; Implantation of the VPS. Hydronephrosis IIIst. on the right with renal calculus; pyeloplasty. Persistent foramen ovale and arterial duct. Symptomatic epilepsy Grand mal seizures. Spastic quadriparesis. Microcephaly. Severe neuropsychiatric development delay

Gabi
Short bowel syndrome. Abnormalities of absorption after surgery. Small bowel insufficiency. Condition after necrotizing enterocolitis. Condition after surgical intervention – termino-lateral ileo-colic anastomosis. Allergy to cow’s milk protein. Cavernous hemangioma on the right side of the face. Condition after: Prematurity IV degree. Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome. Retinopathy of prematurity. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Retention in the neuropsychological development. Hypotrophy II degree

Eleanor

Girl, Age: 10
Country Code: E-11
Region: Europe
heterozygous variant in the KAT6A gene. Heart issues, global developmental delay, severe language delay
Listed: Sep 2024
$20.00
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Eleanor is a beautiful young girl who needs a family.

Brandon #

Boy, Age: 5
Microcephaly. Hydrocephalus. Agenesis of the left hemisphere, persistent foramen ovale, Interatrial defect and Schizencephaly.
Listed: Sep 2024
$1,033.40
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Please meet Brandon; he has multiple special needs. Sadly Brandon relies totally on the care of others.  He sleeps in a room with four other children.  The caretaker says he seems to like music and likes the bath.  He can make some sounds for speech.  He has difficulty feeding and swallowing.

The agency staff member that met Brandon said the following:  “According to the caretaker, there is a slight regression, especially in terms of feeding. Unfortunately, I have not been given an opportunity to speak to any of the specialists engaged with the boy and possibly what exactly they are working on. Brandon could have some potential, but it’s very hard to tell.  In any case, he needs a lot of love, a lot of attention and a lot of activities.”  Could you be the family for Brandon?

Nick

Boy, Age: 11
Country Code: LA-2
Listed: May 2024
$35.00
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 Nick is a very affectionate child who has bilateral hearing loss. While he has multiple diagnoses, he is able to attend school regularly and is in the second grade. Nick has adjusted well to school, his classmates, and teachers. Sometimes he gets easily distracted. He has constant support to improve his learning skills, especially his language development. Nick has trouble expressing his ideas, as his vocabulary needs to expand more and his reading comprehension is weak.

Nick is described as “so sweet and empathic that it is easy for him to interact with adults, peers, younger children, and animals.” He interacts positively with peers, makes eye contact, and loves to participate in games and activities with them. He is always willing to meet new people. Nick recognizes authority figures, and he is respectful and obedient towards them. There are no major concerns regarding his motor development, but it is important to mention that due to his medical diagnoses sometimes he can be perceived as clumsy. In the past 4 years, it has been noted that Nick gets anxious when he is not near his foster mother; however, he still is able to do all the things he is supposed to do.

As mentioned above, Nick has bilateral hearing loss, but is not deaf. He mainly communicates through facial gestures and guttural sounds. He can say and pronounce some words. He goes to special education sessions in order to improve his cognitive abilities. Sometimes Nick gets sad when his peers do not include him in an activity due to his language limitations. He is afraid of sudden loud noises and does not like when vehicles such as motorcycles are very loud. Nick has also been diagnosed with Localized Adenomegaly, Epilepsy, and related symptomatic epileptic syndromes with combined focal localization, Mitral Valve Insufficiency, moderate mental delay, and has an IQ of 40. He takes daily medication.

It makes Nick happy to be able to play with his foster siblings and to spend time with his foster mother. He also enjoys taking care of the household pets. Nick likes to sing, draw and paint. He is good at crafts and loves to play soccer in the park.

His listing agency has additional information and precious pictures of this child from when he was 3 years old! They will be happy to share this information with interested families!

Eddie #

Boy, Age: 3
Listed: Mar 2024
$1,100.85
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Meet Eddie! This sweet little man just turned two years old. He likes to transfer a toy from one hand to the other and will look for a dropped toy. He is able to push buttons on electronic toys, and he reacts positively when adults try to engage him. He is able to roll from side to side and can sit with some assistance. Because of his medical diagnoses, Eddie receives all of his nutrition via a g-tube. He sleeps well and protests at bath time. His diagnoses include Congenital malformation of the digestive system – atresia of the esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula. Condition following surgical intervention; implanted percutaneous g-tube. Congenital heart malformation – small intraventricular defect. Protein-energy malnutrition. Delayed psychomotor development. He will almost certainly need  more surgeries in the future in order to eat by mouth, and any family considering Eddie should be sure they are prepared to meet his medical needs.

Sven #

Boy, Age: 7
Primary Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect
Diagnosis: Muscular hypotension. Cerebellar hypoplasia. congenital heart failure  – benign venous anomaly
Listed: Feb 2024
$90.00
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Sven walks independently with a slow gait. His fine motor skills are developed. He plays with toys, but not with their intended purpose. He does not initiate contact with other children and does not participate in cooperative play. He responds positively to familiar adults. He does not have any verbal communication and does not follow verbal directions. He is currently fed with a bottle. He cannot chew and will not accept the staff’s efforts to teach him to eat with a spoon. He requires full assistance for all care tasks.

Waylon

Boy, Age: 14
Country Code: EE-7
Listed: Nov 2023
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Waylon is in 5th grade with average academic achievements. He excels in mathematics and is particularly diligent in art and technology. He is inquisitive during educational trips and is an active participant in physical play. Waylon’s reading skills are good, he is able to narrate and read a text, answer questions, observe, and analyze. He attends wrestling, science, drama and sports clubs. In his free time, he plays basketball, and football, cycles, draws, does needlework, plays computer games, and watches TikTok or films. He has several friends with whom he spends his free time.

Waylon tries to follow rules but has difficulty following rules during lessons and concentrating on tasks. He sometimes
struggles to control his behavior and emotions. When angry, he behaves impulsively and uses verbal aggression. Seeks
leadership positions sometimes overestimating his own strength. He can become angry when he loses an activity and then
refuses to continue.

At first contact, the impression is that he is shy and withdrawn. After familiarizing himself with his
surroundings in a group of other children, he becomes bold and eager to make an impression. Waylon is able to make friends with other children, but is not always able to maintain them for long periods of time. Relationships with staff are generally warm, friendly and respectful. He is willing to interact, spontaneously develops a conversation and initiates conversations on topics of interest to him. Can distinguish, understand and relate emotions (sadness, anger, happiness, joy) to personal experience, although more often suppresses them and then acts them out on impulse. He lacks emotional self-regulation skills and sometimes has complex emotional experiences (loneliness, insecurity, anger, hopes and dreams about family life). Waylon is helpful, inquisitive, polite, generous, loves animals and likes to joke. He has age-appropriate decision-making skills, problem-solving skills. He has some signs of inappropriate behavior (swearing, insulting other children, not always responding to comments, etc.) due to being around older children. Waylon has been receiving psychological counselling since 2019. His caregivers say that it is likely that his mental health will improve significantly if he is provided with a safe, affectionate family environment.

Galen

Boy, Age: 10
Country Code: EE-2
VSD,ASD, epilepsy, optic nerve hypoplasia, hyperopic astigmatism in both eyes.
$43.00
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Galen is an eight year old boy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which has left him with some dysmorphic facial features and difficulties with problem solving. In difficult situations he resorts to verbal and physical aggression. He enjoys helping out with household activities, specifically in the kitchen. He is visually impaired and has mild intellectual disability. He has been receiving preschool education since last September. He works with a psychologist, speech therapist, and physiotherapist on a daily basis.

Galen enjoys participating in group activities, but he works better when one-on-one with a therapist. He is capable of focusing for long periods of time on a single activity. When something doesn’t go his way, he can get upset, but with the right motivation he can easily return to his activity. Galen can’t read, but he can distinguish single letters of the alphabet, and can even copy letters. He can count to twenty. In the future, more focus will be put toward improving his knowledge of the alphabet and helping him manage his emotions.

Sage

Girl, Age: 7
Country Code: EE-4
Down syndrome, Congenital heart defect: full atrioventricular conduction, (post-op); premature newborn child
Listed: May 2023
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Quinn

Boy, Age: 7
Country Code: EE-4
Down syndrome; Intrauterine infection, pneumonia, premature newborn child of 35-36 weeks of gestation, respiratory disorders; CHD: PFO
Listed: May 2023
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Kohar

Girl, Age: 6
Country Code: EE-4
Down syndrome; Premature newborn child of 36 weeks; Congenital heart defect – VSD, PFO, Tricuspid valve regurgitation
Listed: May 2023
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Sam

Boy, Age: 7
Country Code: EE-4
Down syndrome; Hypoxic-ischemic injury of the central nervous system, Muscular distal syndrome, Congenital hypothyroidism, Congenital heart defect: PFO, additional trabecula in the left ventricle.
Listed: May 2023
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Dalita

Girl, Age: 6
Country Code: EE-4
Down syndrome; Congenital heart defect: VSD, PFO, Pulmonary artery stenosis; discoid dermatitis
Listed: May 2023
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Kerry

Girl, Age: 3
Country Code: EE-4
Down syndrome; Congenital heart defect (ASD, PDA)

Listed: Apr 2023
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Thomas #

Boy, Age: 13
Infantile Cerebral Palsy; Functional heart murmur; Hemangioma on the right chest ; cognitive delays
Listed: Nov 2017
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Thomas lived in an orphanage for the first 4 years of his life. He was then moved to a group home with 10 other children with disabilities, where he lived for another 4 years. He made developmental progress while in the group home, but was still not receiving the 1:1 care and attention that he needed. He was moved into foster care at age 8 and has made significant gains in all aspects of his development since then.

Thomas can communicate verbally with words and short phrases. He also uses gestures and pointing to objects, in order to communicate his wants and needs to his foster family.
He is a sociable child who enjoys the company of other children, particularly his friends with whom he loves to play. He is so full of energy, enjoying running, climbing, and riding his bike (which is fitted with stabilizers). He particularly likes to kick a ball around in the garden with his friend and play with balloons. On outings to the park and the zoo, he takes great interest in everything he sees but loves most of all anything with wheels.

His motor skills have improved recently and he is able to do more complex activities without being told how. For example, when his jacket sleeves are inside out he turns them the right way round before dressing himself. He takes great interest in many different kinds of toys. He loves the rides in the school bus every day. He is in a small class group. He is independent with self-help skills such as dressing, undressing, toileting, eating and drinking.

Cale

Boy, Age: 4
Country Code: LA-2
Global developmental delay; Severe perinatal asphyxia, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, epileptic events under management and controlled, modulated and overcome cardiogenic shock, secondary ventilatory failure, suspected early sepsis, late sepsis due to treated Klebsiella pneumoniae, resolved hypocalcemia, resolved hyponatremia, hyperphosphatemia, child of a consuming mother of psychoactive substances and high neurological and psychosocial risk.
Listed: Nov 2022
$25.20
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Cale loves to be cuddled and held. Cale likes to listen to music and feel different textures. Agency staff met Cale in October of 2022. Contact them to learn more about Cale and his listed medical needs!

VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/maaspecialkids/maa-cale
Password: Adoptmaa

Jeremy

Boy, Age: 6
Country Code: LA-2
Development delay, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Microcephaly, & gastrostomy
Listed: Oct 2022
$821.10
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Jeremy was met by agency staff in July of 2022. He has a beautiful smile that lights up the room. Jeremy is affectionate with his foster mother and loves to listen to her sing. He really enjoys music! Jeremy will need a family who can provide dedicated care and one who can continue to help him develop and grow. We can’t wait to see who his family will be.

The agency has additional medical information and videos available.

Paula

Girl, Age: 12
Country Code: EE-2
Primary Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect
speech delay, kidney and heart defects, ADHD
Listed: Sep 2021
$149.40
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She has multiple special needs including mild intellectual disability, speech delay, ADHD, heart and kidneys defects.

She is a sensitive and cuddly girl who is friendly with other children and likes playing together. She is working on new skills every day and making a great progress! She willingly participates in all activities and has no problems with behavior.  She likes to help with making sandwiches for lunch and always eager to help. Her self-serving skills are good.

 

 

Teddy #

Boy, Age: 10
Primary Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect
congenital heart malformation: ASD, VSD; infantile cerebral palsy – ataxic form; moderate mental delay; autistic manifestations in behavior
Listed: Jul 2019
$50.00
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Despite his diagnosis of infantile cerebral palsy Teddy walks independently. He climbs on and gets off the bed independently. Teddy examines objects with hands, eyes and mouth. He is able to transfer objects from one hand to another. He is able to hold two toys in his hands and knock them in one another.

When the foster mother leaves the room Teddy would start crying and looking for her.

He likes playing with musical toys and shows excitement when they make sounds. He also looks at and likes some of the TV commercials.

The foster mother feeds Teddy with a spoon and some improvement has been reported, as he is now eating solid food. Teddy loves bananas, biscuits with milk, homemade soups and sops.

Pablo

Boy, Age: 15
Country Code: LA-5
Primary Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect
Mental delays, speech developmental disorder, congenital cardiopathy – Ebstein anomaly or Horner syndrome (heart murmur)
Listed: Jan 2015
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An echo-cardiogram and electrocardiogram performed showed ebstein anomaly (Horner Syndrome), moderated apical interventricular communication. He doesn’t require surgical treatment based on electrocardiogram results; he requires biannual follow up with both echo-cardiogram and electrocardiogram. It is possible that as an adult he will probably require tricuspid valve replacement.  Pablo doesn’t show signs of recent or past of physical abuse.