Adopshɔn: Di Mɛdikal Fakt dɛn we Yu Nid fɔ No

Yu de tink bɔt fɔ adopt pikin? Ɔ yu intres pan am? Bɔt, dis na rili tin we rili rispɔnsibul ɛn fayn. Bɔt wan mɛdikal aspek de fɔ dis prɔses we wi nid fɔ pe spɛshal atɛnshɔn to. Na dat wi go tɔk bɔt tide. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, fɔ adopt na sɔshal, imɔshɔnal ɛn ligal prɔses we pikin we nɔ bin gɛt di chans fɔ gro wit in mama ɛn papa we bɔn am, kin bi mɛmba na ɔda famili, ɛn i kin gɛt lɔv ɛn kia. Difrɛn we dɛn de fɔ adopt pikin. Fɔ ɛgzampul, dɛn kin gɛt opin adopshɔn usay dɛn no ɛn kɔntakt di pikin in mama ɛn papa we bɔn am, ɛn dɛn kin gɛt klos adopshɔn usay dɛn nɔ gɛt da kayn infɔmeshɔn de. I pɔsibul bak fɔ adopt wan pikin we nɔ mared ɔ wan grup we gɛt brɔda ɛn sista dɛn. Infakt, no tu adopshɔn nɔ de we di sem. Insay Sri Lanka, yu kin adopt pikin tru di Dipatmɛnt fɔ Probeshɔn ɛn Child Protɛkshɔn Savis ɔ tru di kɔt prɔses. Sɔntɛnde i kin pɔsibul bak fɔ adopt pikin frɔm ɛkstend famili mɛmba (`kinship adoption`). If yu de plan fɔ adopt pikin, yu go nid fɔ wok klos wit difrɛn spɛshal pipul dɛn ɔl di tɛm we yu de du di wok. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Ligal ripɔtmɛnt dɛn (lɛk adopshɔn lɔya dɛn).
• Lokal pikin wɛlbɔdi biznɛs ɛn/ɔ adopshɔn ɛjɛnshi (Probeshɔn Dipatmɛnt na Sri Lanka).
• Soshal woka dɛn.
• Di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn.

Pan dɛn wan ya, di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn na wan impɔtant grup we de ɛp famili dɛn fɔ mit di mɛrɛsin nid dɛn fɔ pikin dɛn we de go tru di adopshɔn prɔses. Dis kin min aw fɔ kia fɔ di pikin in bɔdi, in maynd, in divɛlɔpmɛnt, ɛn aw i de fil.

Wetin mek i impɔtant fɔ tink bɔt di wɛlbɔdi fɔ pikin dɛn we dɛn dɔn adopt?

Naw yu go de wɔnda, ‘Wetin mek bɔku pipul dɛn de wɔri bɔt mɛrɛsin bɔt pikin dɛn we dɛn dɔn adopt?’ Infakt, dɛn pikin ya kin gɛt ɛni nɔmba pan sik ɛn sik dɛn, jɔs lɛk ɛni ɔda pikin. Bɔt sɔm stɔdi dɛn dɔn sho se pikin dɛn we dɛn dɔn adopt kin gɛt sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn wit dɛn bɔdi, divɛlɔpmɛnt, ɛn maynd pas ɔda pikin dɛn. Dɛn risk dɛn ya na rial tin. Bɔt wit di lɔv, kia, tin, ɛn sɔpɔt we yu de gi, yu kin ɛp yu pikin fɔ go bifo ɛn gladi, ivin wit dɛn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm ya.

Wetin mek pikin dɛn we dɛn dɔn adopt kin gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm?

Bɔku rizin dɛn kin de fɔ dis. Tink bɔt se sɔm pikin dɛn nɔ kin gɛt dɛn tin ya we dɛn smɔl, ilɛksɛf na dɛn bɛlɛ ɔ jɔs afta dɛn bɔn dɛn:

• Di wɛlbɔdi savis bifo dɛn bɔn pikin ɛn afta dɛn bɔn pikin.
• Gud it fɔ it.
• di nid dεm na di bכdi כ di filin dεm (stimulus fכ divεlכpmεnt).
• protεkshכn frכ m tכxin כ pathogens (e.g. sik dεm we de pas ), bifo כ afta dεn bכn am.

Apat frɔm dat, bɔku pikin dɛn kin dɔn gɛt prɔblɛm dɛn we nɔ izi fɔ dɛn we dɛn bin smɔl. Wi kin kɔl dɛn Advays Childhood Experiences (ACEs) . Bɔku tɛm, dɛn tin ya kin apin we kin mek pikin fil bad bad wan. Dɛn ACE ya kin afɛkt pɔrsin in maynd ɛn bɔdi wɛl bɔdi ɔlsay na in layf. Sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn bɔt ACE na:

• Pikin de trit am bad na in bɔdi, i de fil, ɔ i de du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit am ɛn i nɔ de tek tɛm wit am.
• Vaylɛns na os, fɔ mek pipul dɛn gɛt fɛt-fɛt na sosayti.
• Fɔ lɔs yu os fɔ ɔltɛm, fɔ muf go ɔdasay ɔltɛm, ɔ fɔ mek yu os nɔ stebul.
• Di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ dɛn kin chenj bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin gɛt bɔku pipul dɛn we de kia fɔ dɛn, ɔ dɛn mama ɛn papa kin dayvɔs.
• Fɔ fes natura disasta dɛn.
• Wan pɔsin we de na di famili ɔ pɔsin we yu lɛk day.
• Bullying frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn.

Stɔdi dɔn sho se di fɔs traumatik ɛkspiriɛns lɛk dis kin gɛt lɔng tɛm ifɛkt pan di bren divɛlɔpmɛnt. De strɛs wae de kam wit dis kayn tin kin gɛt fɔ du bak fɔ lɔng tɛm pan bɔdi wɛl bɔdi.

Wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn we kin kam pan pikin dɛn we dɛn dɔn adopt

Naw lɛ wi si wetin na di difrɛn wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn we dɛn pikin ya kin gɛt.

Di kɔndishɔn dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt na in bɔdi

Bitwin 30% ɛn 80% pan di pikin dɛn we de na fɔstɛm kia gɛt at le wan bɔdi wɛlbɔdi kɔndishɔn. Na lɛk 33% pan dɛm gɛt wan sik wae nɔr de mɛn. Sɔm pan di tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin we gɛt wɛlbɔdi na:

• Di grow we pɔsin nɔ de gro fayn ɛn di tin dɛn we i nɔ de it .
• Asma .
• Fat .
• Prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de si.
• I nɔ de yɛri fayn.
• Nyurolɔjik kɔndishɔn dɛn.
• Infεkshכn dεm we dεn kin gεt pan mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STIs).
• Kɔmpleks kɔndishɔn dɛn we nɔ de mɛn.

Apat frɔm dat, if pipul dɛn nɔ bin de it bɛtɛ tin fɔ it trade, i kin gɛt bak ayɔn, kalsiɔm, ɛn vaytamɛn D we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ tin fɔ it. Dɛn dɔn si bak se lɛk 20% pan di pikin dɛn we de na fɔstɛm kia gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm wit dɛn tit.

Di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin we pɔsin de fil

We pikin separet frɔm di fɔs famili ɛn di say we dɛn sabi, na rial shɔk to dɛn. Pikin dɛn we dɔn de na fɔstɛm kia, we dɔn de na say we dɛn de kia fɔ dɛn ɔltɛm, ɛn we dɔn gɛt chenj na di say we dɛn de, kin gɛt dɛn prɔblɛm ya mɔ ɛn mɔ. I impɔtant fɔ ɔndastand di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin kam wit nyu tin we dɛn ad to yu os ɛn famili as dɛn de ajɔst to dɛn nyu say. Yu pikin kin sho dɛn tin ya:

• Tray fɔ de fa frɔm ɔda pipul dɛn ɛn de yu wan.
• Wantɛm we pɔsin kin vɛks ɛn ala lawd wan (we kin vɛks bad bad wan).
• Fɔ bi agresiv, fɔ nɔ obe.
• Kray sote yu nɔ ebul fɔ stɔp.
• Di nɔ ebul fɔ du tin dɛn we dɛn bin dɔn lan bifo tɛm (e.g., fɔ it yu wan, fɔ pik tɔys) bak.
• Prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i nɔ ebul fɔ slip.
• Fɔ lɔs intres pan tin dɛn we yu bin de ɛnjɔy trade.

Pan ɔl we smɔl smɔl di pikin go ajɔst to di nyu os, bɔku pikin dɛn go fil bad we dɛn lɔs di wan dɛn we bin de kia fɔ dɛn trade, padi dɛn, skul, ɛn di say we dɛn de na os. Bi as yu ebul fɔ no bɔt aw yu go ɛp yu pikin fɔ pas dis chenj. Peshɛnt na di men tin. Bɔt if dɛn kayn prɔblɛm ya we de mek yu fil bad ɔ we de kɔntinyu fɔ de, nɔ shem fɔ aks yu pikin in dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn ɔ pɔsin we de advays yu bɔt mental wɛlbɔdi biznɛs .

Di tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin in maynd

Insay kɔntri dɛn lɛk Amɛrika, bɔku pikin dɛn we dɔn go na fɔstɛm kia dɔn gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn maynd. Dis kin put dɛn pan ay risk fɔ gɛt mɛntɛl hεlth kɔndishɔn. Di kɔmɔn mɛntɛl hεlth kכndyushכn dεm na:

• Di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin mek pɔsin wɔri.
• Di prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de it.
• Mud disɔda, lɛk klinik pwɛl hat ɛn mania.
• Pɔst-traumatik strɛs disɔda (PTSD).

Apat frɔm dat, yɔŋ pikin dɛn we de na fɔstɛm kia kin tray fɔ kil dɛnsɛf ɛn gɛt prɔblɛm wit di we aw dɛn de yuz sɔbstans pas ɔda pikin dɛn we dɛn ej we nɔ de na fɔstɛm kia.

Di kɔndishɔn dɛn we pɔsin kin biev

Bitwin 50% ɛn 75% pan di pikin dɛn we de na fɔstɛm kia gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn bihayvya ɔ soshal skil dɛn we nid fɔ gɛt mɛrɛsin. De sik wae dɛn kin no mɔr na di oppositional defiant disorder ɛn conduct disɔda. Di trauma we dɛn kin gɛt we dɛn smɔl, di bad tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin, ɛn di strɛs we gɛt pɔyzin kin gɛt fɔ du wit dɛn kayn tin ya:

• Wiknɛs fɔ kɔntrol aw pɔsin de fil.
• Agreshɔn we pɔsin kin du.
• Di we aw pɔsin kin du tin pasmak.
• Lak fɔ pe atɛnshɔn.
• Di we aw pɔsin kin du tin bay wilful.

Dɛn kayn tin ya kin mek dɛn gɛt prɔblɛm wit dɛn bihayvya.

Divεlכpmεnt stetכs dεm

Bitwin 46% ɛn 60% pan di pikin dɛn we de na fɔstɛm kia we nɔ rich siks ia yet gɛt sɔm kayn divɛlɔpmɛnt disabiliti. Dɛn tin ya kin bi:

• Di delay fɔ tɔk.
• Fayn moto dilay (e.g., difikulti fכ bכtכm, fכ ol pensil).
• Gros mכtal dilay (e.g., difεlεns fכ rכn, jomp, fכ kech bכl).
• Disabiliti fɔ lan ɔ disabiliti fɔ tink.
• Sɔshial-imɔshɔnal disrɛgyuleshɔn.

Dɛn tin ya kin bigin we di pikin de gro. Dɛn kin afɛkt aw i de wok ɛvride ɛn dɛn kin las fɔ ɔl dɛn layf. Di delay fɔ tɔk ɛn langwej divɛlɔpmɛnt na kɔmɔn tin mɔ. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Oditory processing disorder (APD) (difεlεnt fכ כndastand wetin dεn de yεri).
• Aphasia (i nɔ izi fɔ yuz ɔ ɔndastand langwej).
• Childhood apraxia of speech (wan prɔblɛm wit di kɔdineshɔn fɔ di mɔsul dɛm we nid fɔ tɔk).
• Dysarthria (we nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔl wɔd dɛn klia wan bikɔs di mɔsul dɛn wik we yu de tɔk).

Atɛnshɔn-dɛfisit/haypa aktiviti disɔda (ADHD) na nyurodivɛlɔpmɛnt kɔndishɔn we dɛn kin si pan pikin dɛn we de na fɔstɛm kia.

Wɛlbɔdi kɔnsidareshɔn dɛn na intanashɔnal adopshɔn

If dɛn adopt pikin frɔm ɔda kɔntri (intanashɔnal adopshɔn), di pikin go gɛt prɔblɛm wit in bɔdi ɛn i go delay fɔ divɛlɔp. Bɔku tɛm, sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt ɛn we i nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ tin fɔ it na di men tin dɛn we dɔktɔ dɛn kin si we pikin kam na di kɔntri. Pikin dɛm we dɛn adopt na intanashɔnal ɔlmost ɔltɛm kin gɛt delay pan at le wan eria we dɛn de divɛlɔp, ɛn lɛk af pan di pikin dɛm kin gɛt delay pan ɔl di eria dɛm (global delay). Sɔntɛnde, i kin rili at fɔ fɛn mɛdikal rɛkɔd fɔ pikin dɛn na ɔda kɔntri. Dɔn bak, dɛn rɛkɔd dɛn de nɔ kin kɔmplit ɔ dɛn kin gɛt infɔmeshɔn we nɔ rayt. Bɔku kɔntri dɛn de fala difrɛn imunayzeshɔn schedule. So, if dɛn dɔn gi pikin we kɔmɔt na ɔda kɔntri di vaysin, i rili impɔtant fɔ luk dɛn rɛkɛd dɛn de wit dɛn pikin dɛn dɔktɔ fɔ mek shɔ se dɛn nɔ mis ɛni vaysin we dɛn dɔn rɛkɔmɛnd. If yu de plan fɔ adopt pikin frɔm ɔda kɔntri, aks masta sabi pipul dɛn bɔt di wɛlbɔdi nid dɛn we di pikin kin gɛt dipen pan di kɔntri we i kɔmɔt ɛn aw yu go rɛdi fɔ dɛn.

Tink bɔt di wɛlbɔdi we ɔda pipul dɛn na di famili gɛt bak.

We yu ad nyu pɔsin to yu famili, yu nid fɔ tink bak bɔt di wɛlbɔdi ɛn wɛlbɔdi fɔ di ɔda pipul dɛn we de na yu famili we dɔn de. Tɔk to pipul dɛn we sabi bɔt aw fɔ ɛp yu famili fɔ ajɔst fayn fayn wan to dis big chenj. Aks dɛn us sayn dɛn fɔ wach fɔ, lɛk we brɔda ɛn sista dɛn de fɛt ɛn jɛlɔs. Gi yu famili mɛmba dɛn we dɔn de, pe atɛnshɔn to dɛn ɛn spɛn tɛm wit dɛn wan bay wan ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul. Semweso, mama ɛn papa kin gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl di pɔsin we de kia fɔ dɛn we dɛn de go tru di adopshɔn prɔses. Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na di taya we pɔsin kin taya na in bɔdi, in maynd, ɛn in maynd we pɔsin de spɛn tɛm ɛn tray tranga wan fɔ mek ɔda pɔsin gɛt wɛlbɔdi ɛn sef. Tink bɔt fɔ jɔyn sɔpɔt grup ɔr fɔ go to pɔsin we de advays yu bɔt mɛntɛl hεlth fɔ ɛp yu ɛn yu famili fɔ pas dis tranga tɛm. I impɔtant bak fɔ aks fɔ ɛp frɔm di wan dɛn we yu lɛk we yu biliv.

Wetin yu fɔ no bɔt pikin in wɛlbɔdi bifo yu adopt am?

Bifo yu adopt pikin – ɔ kwik kwik wan afta yu adopt am – tray fɔ gɛda bɔku wɛlbɔdi infɔmeshɔn bɔt dɛn as yu ebul. Yu go nid fɔ wok wit bɔku pipul dɛn fɔ gɛt dis infɔmeshɔn:

• Adopshɔn ɛjɛnsy ɔ fɔstɛm kia sistɛm (na Sri Lanka, di Probeshɔn Dipatmɛnt).
• Yu adopshɔn lɔya.
• Di pikin in mama ɛn papa ɛn/ɔ in famili (if i pɔsibul).
• Di ɔspitul sistɛm ɛn di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ di pikin bifo ɔ di wan dɛn we de kia fɔ am naw.
• Di pikin in skul bifo ɛn/ɔ skul naw.

Di wɛlbɔdi infɔmeshɔn we yu fɔ tray fɔ fɛn na:

• Fɛn ɔut bɔt ɛni bɔdi, maynd, divɛlɔpmɛnt, ɔ bihayvya kɔndishɔn we di pikin gɛt ɔ we i dɔn gɛt trade, ɛn bak ɛni ɔspitul ɔ ɔpreshɔn.
• di bכn rεkכd infכmeshכn, fכ egzampl, di ej we di bεlε, di wet we dεn bכn, di lεngth, di ed saiz, εn di kכmplikεshכn dεm we i bεlε כ we i bכn.
• di pikin in growth chart (weit, ayt, ed sεkכnfεnshכn).
• Dokumɛnt fɔ di divɛlɔpmɛnt maylston dɛm.
• Alɛji dɛn we dɛn sabi.
• Di mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn de yuz naw.
• Imunizayshɔn rɛkɔd dɛn.
• Di sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de gɛt infɛkshɔn.
• Ripɔt bɔt yay ɛn tit.
• Wan histri bɔt aw pɔsin nɔ de it fayn ɔ i nɔ de it fayn.
• Rizult fכ mεdikal tεst dεm we dεn dכn du (e.g. imej tεst, blכd tεst).
• Ripɔt bɔt aw dɛn dɔn du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit di pikin, ɔ du mami ɛn dadi biznɛs wit am ɔ i nɔ de pe atɛnshɔn to am.
• Skul istri ɛn talɛnt dɛn.
• Rilayshɔnship istri, we min impɔtant, kɔntinyu rilayshɔnship (wit bayolojikal mama ɛn papa, fɔstɛm mama ɛn papa, padi dɛm) ɛn di lɔs fɔ impɔtant rilayshɔnship.
• di mεdikal histri fכ di pikin in fambul dεm we de nia am (di mama εn papa εn bכda in bכdi).
• Di sik dɛm we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm in mama ɛn papa na di pikin in bayolojikal famili.

If yu de adopt pikin ɔ smɔl pikin, i go fayn bak fɔ no di pikin in bɔn istri ɛn infɔmeshɔn bɔt di mama in bɛlɛ. Dis fɔ inklud:

• Di mama bin yuz drɔgs we i gɛt bɛlɛ, fɔ ɛgzampul, rɔm, tabak, marijuana, ɔ opioid?
• Yu bin yuz ɛni prɛskrishɔn ɔ ɔva-di-kɔnta mɛrɛsin we yu gɛt bɛlɛ?
• Yu bin gɛt sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm mami ɛn dadi biznɛs (STI) ɔ ɔda sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we yu gɛt bɛlɛ?
• Yu tink se ɛni prɔblɛm bin de we uman gɛt bɛlɛ, we i de bɔn pikin, ɔ we i de bɔn pikin?

Dipen pan di tin we de apin, yu kin jɔs ebul fɔ fɛn sɔm pan dis infɔmeshɔn. Sɔntɛnde, yu nɔ kin fɛn ɛnitin atɔl. Tray fɔ fɛn bɔku ansa dɛn as yu ebul. Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ tek dis infɔmeshɔn ɛn sho am to dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn bifo yu pikin jɔyn yu famili. Dɔn di dɔktɔ kin tich yu bɔt di kia we yu pikin go nid ɛn gi yu jɔnaral gayd fɔ wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt. Dɛn kin gi riferal bak to spɛshal pipul ɔ kɔmyuniti sɔpɔt savis. Dis kin ɛp yu famili fɔ mek dis chenj izi. If yu nɔ ebul fɔ gɛt dɔktɔ advays dis we bifo dɛn adopt yu pikin, kɛr yu pikin go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn kwik kwik wan afta di pikin jɔyn di famili.

Wetin na di wok we di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn de du fɔ mek dɛn adopt dɛn?

Di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn kin ple wan impɔtant pat pan di adopshɔn prɔses. Dɛn go wok wit yu fɔ ɛp yu fɔ no wetin yu pikin nid fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi. Dɛn kin gi sɔpɔt bak pan filin to famili dɛn we de go tru di adopshɔn prɔses. Adopshɔn ɛn fɔstɛm kia mɛrɛsin na wan sɔbspɛshal we de gro insay pikin dɛn. Yu kin aks yu soshal woka ɔ pikin dɛn fɔ mek dɛn rifer yu to pikin dɛn we gɛt ɛkspiriɛns pan dis wok. Di wok we di dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn kin du na:

• Fɔ ɛp fɔ gɛt di pikin in mɛdikal rɛkɔd ɛn istri.
• Fɔ gi kɔmplit mɛdikal ɛvalueshɔn, fɔ kia fɔ pikin dɛn fayn fayn wan, ɛn fɔ fala di visit.
• Fɔ kɔntinyu fɔ kia fɔ di pikin ɛn di tin dɛn we i nid fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi.
• Fɔ sɛn am to dɔktɔ dɛn we sabi bɔt mɛrɛsin, fɔ ɛgzampul, dɔktɔ dɛn we de stɔdi bɔt pikin dɛn maynd, dɔktɔ dɛn we de mɛn pikin dɛn at, ɔ pipul dɛn we de stɔdi bɔt aw pɔsin kin tɔk ɛn tɔk.
• Rikɔmɛnd tin dɛn we go ɛp di pikin ɛn in famili fɔ lɔng tɛm.
• Fɔ advays famili dɛn bɔt ajɔstmɛnt prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin afta dɛn dɔn adopt dɛn.
• Rikɔmɛnd strateji fɔ mek yu gɛt strɔng, wɛlbɔdi padi biznɛs insay yu famili.
• If nid de, ɛp fɔ pripia dɔkyumɛnt fɔ di pikin in Individualized Educational Program (IEP) ɛn/ɔ 504 Plan fɔ di skul.

Wetin yu go ɛkspɛkt we yu adopt pikin go fɔs to dɔktɔ?

As yu pikin jɔyn yu famili ɛn os so (i fayn fɔ mek i go insay 30 dez), yu fɔ kɛr am go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn fɔ mek dɛn du am kɔmplit wɛlbɔdi evalueshɔn. Dis evalueshɔn kin ɛp yu fɔ bigin fɔ trit wɛl bɔdi prɔblɛm dɛn we yu no ɛn no ɛni nyu wan. Dɛn ``fɔs ɛvalueshɔn visit dɛm`` ya dip pas aw dɛn kin du ɔltɛm ``wɛl pikin visit.`` Yu pikin in pikin dɔktɔ go want fɔ gi yu bɔku mɛdikal istri (lɛk mɛdikal rɛkɔd) as i pɔsibul. Dipen pan yu pikin in ɔl wɛl bɔdi ɛn in ej, i kin nid fɔ go wan tɛm, ɔ dɛn kin se yu fɔ go bɔku tɛm fɔ mek dɛn ebul fɔ chɛk am fayn fayn wan. Dɛn ``ɛvalueshɔn(dɛn)`` ya go inklud bɔku tɛm:

• Fɔ kɔnfɔm ɛn klarify di mɛdikal diagnosis dɛm we dɔn de.
• Wan kɔmplit ɛgzam fɔ di bɔdi.
• Wan nyurolɔjik ɛgzam.
• Tεst dεm we fit di ej, fכ egzampl, nyu bכbi skrinin panεl, yεri, vishכn, tit, εn bihayvכr εn/כ divεlכpmεnt tεst dεm.
• Asɛs fɔ di mɛdikal prɔblɛm dɛn we dɛn nɔ bin dɔn no bifo.
• Diskus eni divεlכpmεnt εn bihayvya εshyu.
• Asɛs di pikin in vaysin stetɔs.
• Riferal to ɔda wɛlbɔdi prɔvayda ɛn spɛshal pipul dɛn.

Testing

Yu pikin in pikin dɛn dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du sɔm tɛst dɛn fɔ no if yu gɛt di sik bay we dɛn evalyu am. Dɛn tin ya kin inklud blɔd tɛst, urine tɛst, ɛn/ɔ imej tɛst. Yu dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn kin tɛl yu bak fɔ du sɔm blɔd tɛst fɔ chɛk if yu pikin dɔn gɛt di rayt vaysin fɔ in ej.

Mental hεlth evalueshɔn

Di masta sabi pipul dɛn se pikin we de na fɔstɛm kia fɔ gɛt mental wɛlbɔdi ɛvalueshɔn insay 30 dez afta i jɔyn yu famili. I bεst fɔ du dis wit pikin mental hεlth kכnsεlכ we tren fכ trauma-informed care.

Aw fɔ rɛdi fɔ mek dɛn adopt wi?

Di adopshɔn prɔses nid fɔ pripia bɔku ɛn bɔku stɛp dɛn. Bifo yu disayd fɔ adopt pikin, i impɔtant fɔ ɔndastand wetin i rili min fɔ ad pikin to yu famili, mɔ wetin fɔ tink bɔt we i kam pan dɛn wɛlbɔdi ɛn wɛlbɔdi. Na sɔm kwɛstyɔn dɛn we yu fɔ aks yusɛf:

• Wetin na yu rizin fɔ adopt pikin? Yu rili rɛdi fɔ dis disizhɔn ɛn kɔmitmɛnt fɔ ɔl yu layf?
• Yu go ebul fɔ mek pikin gɛt lɔv, kia, ɛn stebul?
• Yu gɛt akses to di rayt sɔpɔt savis ɛn wɛlbɔdi savis we di pikin go nid?
• Yu rɛdi fɔ advatayz fɔ di wɛlbɔdi ɛn wɛlbɔdi fɔ pikin dɛn na difrɛn say dɛn (lɛk skul, ɔspitul sistɛm)?
• Yu ɛn yu famili go lɛk fɔ no bɔt yu pikin in spɛshal tin dɛn we i nid fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi na in bɔdi, in maynd, in divɛlɔpmɛnt, ɛn aw i de fil?
• Yu gɛt strɔng sɔpɔt sistɛm fɔ padi ɛn fambul dɛn we yu kin abop pan ɛn we rɛdi fɔ ɛp?

Lɛk ɛnitin na layf, e nɔr pɔsibul fɔ tɔk bɔt di tumara bambay ɔr aw layf go tan lɛk wit nyu famili mɛmba. Bɔt bay we yu de tink gud wan bɔt wetin adopshɔn min ɛn rɛdi as yu ebul, yu go ebul fɔ manej wetin yu de op fɔ ɛn mek say we sef ɛn sɔpɔt yu famili. Adopshɔn na kɔmpleks, pɔsin in yon, ɛn filin fɔ ɔlman we gɛt fɔ du wit am. Wan big pat fɔ adopt na fɔ tink bɔt ɛn rɛdi fɔ di spɛshal wɛlbɔdi nid dɛm fɔ yu nyu addɛshɔn to yu famili. Yu pikin in pikin dɔktɔ na impɔtant pat pan yu famili in adopshɔn sɔpɔt tim. Mɛmba se, dɛn de fɔ gi yu pikin di bɛst kia we pɔsibul – ɛn fɔ ɛp yu fɔ gi yu da kia de.

Us mɛsej wi want fɔ kɛr go na os frɔm dis stori?

Fɔ adopt pikin na rili fayn ɛn impɔtant wok. I impɔtant fɔ pe spɛshal atɛnshɔn to di pikin in wɛlbɔdi we dɛn de travul.

• Yu fɔ no: No gud gud wan bɔt di patikyula wɛlbɔdi, maynd, bihayvya, ɛn divɛlɔpmɛnt prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin to pikin dɛn we dɛn dɔn adopt.
• Gɛt infɔmeshɔn: Gɛt bɔku tin dɛn bɔt di pikin in mɛdikal istri ɛn in famili.
• Pikin dɛn sɔpɔt: Gɛt di sɔpɔt frɔm wan dɔktɔ we sabi bɔt pikin dɛn we gɛt ɛkspiriɛns frɔm di biginin. Na in go bi yu big sɔpɔta.
• Peshɛnt ɛn lɔv: Gi yu pikin tɛm fɔ ajɔst to di nyu ples ɛn di nyu famili. Peshɛnt, lɛk pɔsin, ɛn ɔndastand.
• Tink bɔt yusɛf bak: Tek kia ɔf yu maynd ɛn bɔdi wɛlbɔdi we yu de travul. Gɛt ɛp if yu nid am.

Mɛmba se na di lɔv, kia, ɛn sɔpɔt we yu de gi go mɛn dɛn pikin ya layf ɛn ɛp dɛn fɔ bil fayn fayn tumara bambay.

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