Rob

Boy, Age: 2
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Global developmental delays, Other Special Needs
Listed: Jun 2026
Diagnoses: premature birth, mixed specific developmental disorders; accompanying diagnoses: problematic and impaired feeding, fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic), secondary atrial septal defect, hyperopia (farsightedness), speech expression disorder, congenital foot deformity, unspecified, other disorder of normal physiological development, optic nerve hypoplasia, pectus carinatum (Pectus carinatum), and pituitary disorder.
Characteristics of the boy: The boy is lively, energetic, and sociable; he takes an active interest in his surroundings and willingly interacts with adults. The boy is communicative—he utters various sounds, enjoys being spoken to, actively seeks attention from those around him, smiles often, and expresses his emotions openly and sincerely. The boy recognizes people close to him, shows affection toward them, and enjoys interacting with them. Physical contact is important to him—he likes to be picked up, cuddled, and carried. He expresses irritation through sounds, intonations, and body language. The boy is interested in toys—he especially likes various balls, musical toys, and books. When listening to music, he reacts actively: he waves his hands, moves his body, and expresses joy. After rehabilitation, the boy has become physically stronger; although his physical development is delayed, he is making steady progress. He crawls quickly, creeps, and is beginning to take his first, still tentative steps. During rehabilitation sessions, the boy actively cooperates with specialists and easily establishes contact. With his smile, openness, and charm, he wins the specialists’ favor and attention. The child’s physical development is constantly monitored by specialists, and he receives the necessary services and assistance. The boy eats a varied diet tailored to his age and individual needs, eats frequently, and has a good appetite. Taking the child’s needs into account, he requires a patient, understanding, and consistent family capable of providing a safe and stable environment, ongoing professional support, and fostering his continued physical and emotional development. The boy is sociable, receptive to interaction, and capable of forming connections; therefore, with the right support, he has the potential to grow and thrive successfully.

Olivia, Maya, and Leo

Sibling Group
Ages: 9, 16, 17
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Listed: Oct 2025
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Sibling group of 3 from Eastern Europe – Girl born July 2008, Girl born January 2010, and Boy born September 2016

The 17 year old girl is described as healthy and she lives with her brother and sister. She is studying at a vocational training center for the service business as a hairdresser. She attends a boxing club. She is independent, good at all household chores, tidy, responsible, friendly and sensitive. She has good relations with her brother and sister. She helps her brother with his homework, making the bed, dressing, washing the dishes. She gets along with peers and adults and is good-natured. She loves sincerity and a smile and has compassion for others. She is respectful to adults and has well-developed social skills. She enjoys reading, listening to music, surfing social networks and cooking.

The 15 year old girl is described as healthy. She also helps her younger brother with housework, making the bed, getting dressed and washing the dishes. She is attending gymnasium, is a good student and is responsible for her studies. She is friends with the children in her class and has good relations with most of the teachers. Sometimes conflicts arise because she does not know how to take comments. She takes remarks as personal insults. She tries to get along with the children and staff and knows how to speak politely. However, she often talks back and objects to everything. She is independent and does all household chores well. However, she is often lazy and procrastinates. She likes to listen to music and surf social networks.

The 9 year old boy is described as healthy, is a student at a main school and is studying well. He reads well and recites a poem with intonation. He does well in mathematics and likes counting problems. The boy lives with his sisters. He has easy contact with peers and adults, is willing to communicate and seeks attention. He reacts hostilely to comments, is capricious, stubborn and impatient. He can become quick to get angry if things go wrong. He is communicative, does not get scared in new environments, and has courage to communicate with people. He likes to show his affection to close people, to cuddle and hug. He is mobile and active. He likes to move around, to ride his bike, to play various outdoor games, and to be the center of attention. He likes to draw, watch cartoons and play computer games. He often needs to limit time spent on the computer. He likes to help adults in the kitchen to cook and is willing to take part in various household chores to the best of his ability.

The children want to live with their siblings in a family and be adopted together.

Isla, Finn, and Hazel

Sibling Group
Ages: 15, 13, 11
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: ADHD, Behavior
Listed: Oct 2025
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Siblings

Sibling group of 3 in Eastern Europe- Girl born March 2011, Boy born March 2013, and Girl born March 2015

The children live together and have a close relationship. They all want to be adopted together and live in a family.

The 14 year old girl is described as healthy and attends middle school. She is disciplined and attentive during lessons. Her educational results are satisfactory. She needs the help of a social worker for her homework. She willingly participates in various activities, education, summer camps and trips organized by the school. She has friends and does not have any communication difficulties. She attends a class in the choreography department of the art school. She participates in competitions with a dance group. In the family home, she is friendly with all the children living there. She has a particularly close emotional bond with her brother and sister who live together. She is independent, able to take care of her seasonal clothing, and can cook simple meals. She spends her pocket money purposefully; appreciates the personal items she has bought and knows how to save. She takes care of her personal hygiene, cleanliness of clothes and tidiness of her personal room. In her free time, she plays computer games and goes out with friends. She has no behavioral problems and keeps her agreements with the staff. She always expresses her wishes and thoughts to the staff and attends psychological counselling as needed.

The 12 year old boy also attends a middle school and he has good academic results. He has difficulty concentrating during lessons and is therefore receiving medication. He attends a football club and is in his third year of playing football. He is active and enjoys various sporting activities. He always wants to be a leader. He always makes friends easily, expresses his opinion freely and wants to be listened to. He is friendly, cunning, clever, capricious and stubborn. He tries to avoid or circumvent rules in a way that suits him. He always notices his sisters, shows them his attention and is helpful. He is not inclined to give in, he always tries to get his way, to get the rules that suit him. He is willing to communicate with the staff or other professionals working in the family home. In his free time he plays football and computer games.

Diagnoses: Mixed behavioral and emotional disorders, attention deficit disorder, other tic disorders. He sees a child psychiatrist as needed and is prescribed medication.

The 10 year old girl is described as healthy and is in primary school. Her educational results are very good. Her behavior at school is good. She is active in lessons, extracurricular activities and is friendly with her classmates. She has many friends at school and at the ballet studio. She has no difficulties in communication and does not need help. She does her homework responsibly and asks for help from the staff when needed. She attends a ballet studio after school. She enjoys it very much and her results are excellent. She has won 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes. She regularly takes part in various competitions with the ballet dance group. In the summer she participates in camps organized by the ballet studio. In her foster family home, she is friendly with all the children there. She has a particularly close emotional bond with her brother and sister who live together. The girl is helpful, hard-working, able to carry out tasks on her own (in line with her age) and knows how to handle money responsibly. In her spare time, she enjoys going out with her friends, playing on the computer, but most of all she likes dancing and drawing. She has no behavioral problems and keeps her agreements with the staff. She speaks openly with the staff, can express herself freely and is always listened to and understood.

Griffin

Boy, Age: 6
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Behavior, Global developmental delays
Listed: Oct 2025

Boy born March 2020 in Eastern Europe

This young boy has been living with a foster family for more than 12 months. During this time, very positive developmental changes have been observed in every area: objections have been replaced by agreements; negative behavior towards other children by friendship and agreements; distraction during tasks (writing, drawing, chores, etc.) by concentration and interest. In kindergarten, the boy sometimes completes tasks from start to finish without the help of an assistant. Hysterical fits have been replaced by emotion management and the ability to find out why he is angry (by asking questions and communicating). The boy’s speech has also become more coherent and his vocabulary richer. However, speech therapy sessions are still needed and will be needed in the future. It is observed that he does not yet have a sense of self-care and does not feel full when eating.

He is completely restricted from screens (except in the educational institution) while living with the foster family. They have been observed to have a negative impact on the child’s emotional state. Spending even a small amount of time in front of any type of screen makes him very irritable and emotionally unstable. Toys that make loud, noisy noises, flickering lights (guns, robots, etc.) also make him emotionally unbalanced. He is mobile, enjoys sports and has been attending a football club since October 2024. He has severe special educational needs and needs support from a speech therapist, special educator, teacher‘s assistant and psychologist is very curious. He likes to travel, visit and socialize. He is independent and is learning to manage emotions. When calm, he can usually explain the reason for anger. Often keeps agreements. Establishes friendships with peers, has some ability to play common games. His favorite activity is building legos. He is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, which sometimes results in a regression in behaviour and emotions.

Diagnosed with mixed specific developmental disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified behavioural disorder.

Libby

Girl, Age: 3
Country Code: EE-7
Primary Diagnosis: Global developmental delays, Other Special Needs
Listed: Oct 2025

This sweet girl loves music, animation, musical toys, taking baths, being outdoors and riding in the stroller. She often plays in the playpen and ball pool. She likes to sit and play alone. She can sit, roll, clap her hands, tries to stand up on her own in the crib, struggles, but stands up holding onto the crib rails. She is spoon-fed and likes a variety of mashed food. She drinks well from a bottle and from a baby bottle. She takes a variety of toys in her hands and holds and plays with them. She likes dolls and has a favourite doll which she plays with nicely. She has attended rehabilitation services and physiotherapy and occupational therapy specialists work with her. She responds to being spoken to by her name and observes and makes eye contact.

Diagnosed with mixed specific developmental disorders, disorder of normal physiological development, congenital hypotonia (reduced muscle tone); bilateral unstable hip joint; specific motor development disorder, hypermetropia (farsightedness).

Taliyah

Girl, born 2027
Country Code: EE-7
Primary Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect, Other Special Needs
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.

Theodore

Boy, Age: 4
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Cerebral palsy, Global developmental delays, Hydrocephalus, Limb differences
Diagnosis include a lighter version of cerebral palsy; hydrocephalus; Mixed developmental disorder; congenital deformity of the foot
Listed: Oct 2024
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Theodore was born prematurely at 25 weeks; he will need ongoing support from doctors as he continues his development.

He is described as being very cheerful, curious, positive, interested in everything, expresses positive emotions and smiles a lot and responds when spoken to. He listens attentively to adults and can distinguish between a stern and pleasant tone of an adult. Makes single sounds, says words and waves his hand to those leaving. When asked, shows where his nose, eyes and mouth are, claps his hands.  He is eager to play with toys for his age and likes toys that make different sounds. The boy is very affectionate and very active. Since March of this year, he has learned to walk independently using a walker. He needs to wear orthopedic footwear at all times. He walks short distances, has an irregular gait, and staggers. He eats a wide variety of food and has no allergies. The child eats on his own, is learning to sit on a potty and is a good sleeper. He can’t hear in one ear as it is undeveloped so he wears a hearing aid and attends checkup appointments for his hearing. He responds when called by name. He enjoys kindergarten and being around other children. He completed a rehabilitation program in 2023 that was very effective and has shown positive changes in his development.

Waylon

Boy, Age: 14
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: ADHD, Behavior, Congenital Heart Defect, Learning Disability
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.

Orson

Boy, Age: 16
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Older Child
Listed: Nov 2023
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Orson wants a family and is described as healthy. His special need is his age. He is an active, communicative, curious and sincere child. He attends a junior high school, is doing well in his studies and is regarded by his teacher and the school staff as a curious and easy-going child. He enjoys computer science and technology. Orson is interested in world news and current affairs, reads a lot of books, and especially likes and collects The Diary of a Loser. He enjoys playing computer games and is doing very well. He also enjoys construction and jigsaw puzzles – he is meticulous and completes tasks to the end. He plays football. He is self-confident and likes to try new activities. Orson has a warm and strong relationship with his caregivers. He is able to express his opinions, to argue, to negotiate and compromise and is willing to follow agreements or rules if he understands them clearly. Orson is friendly, gets along well with the other children in the family and is not prone to conflict or anger. He is very thrifty – he likes to save and likes to buy things he wants later. He currently has to wear orthopedic soles and glasses. He receives periodic psychiatric counselling and visits a psychologist. He said he didn’t want a family in 2017 but has changed his mind about adoption and a family. Orson wants to live in a family and have siblings. He wants to have parents that love and support their children and don’t yell.

Reggie

Boy, Age: 9
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
mixed specific developmental disorders, cerebral
reduction anomalies.
Listed: Nov 2023
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Reggie is cheerful, affectionate and eager to socialize. He enjoys construction, playing with toys, and tries to join in
games with other children. His speech is undeveloped and difficult to understand. Reggie is unable to concentrate or
understand abstract problem solving. He needs help learning appropriate skills to regulate his emotions. He is currently attending a preparatory kindergarten group and attends a football club because he is very mobile and inquisitive. Reggie receives speech therapy and special education support (at least 5 times a week). He speaks with slurred speech and has a developmental delay. Irregular speech speaking in 2-3 word sentences with a poor vocabulary. He follows instructions, completes a 9-piece jigsaw puzzle correctly, knows colors, builds a tower of 10 blocks. He asks the name of an unknown object, can jump on one leg (both right and left). His fine and gross motor skills are insufficiently developed, self-regulation is impaired, impulse control is weak, attention span is short, he is interested in toys and names them, but does not play with them for long periods.

Monica

Girl, Age: 4
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Spina bifida
Spina bifida with hydrocephalus and hip deformity. Feet paraplegia with partial urine and fecal retention
and Chiari malformation type II.
Listed: Nov 2023
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Monica is described as very sweet with a good appetite. She has a calm disposition and is always in a good mood. Her development is impaired with delays in fine motor skills, speech perception, expressive language, auditory attention, independence and sociality. Gross motor skills are significantly impaired. Visual attention is the most advanced. She gurgles and is very interested in various toys. She loves to touch and feel things. She observes her surroundings, knows people who are often with her, and is reluctant to accept strangers until she is used to them. She is very happy to be spoken to, moves her hands, smiles, giggles, chuckles, laughs loudly, and responds in her own language. She loves to be held, picked up and carried around. When placed on her tummy, she raises her head, holds it a little, tries to reach for toys. She has a calm disposition and a good attitude. She is catheterized every 4 hours, with an 8-hour overnight break. She is becoming more independent, tries to drink from a cup she is holding, eats by herself holding a biscuit in her hand, holds a spoon, picks up small crumbs with her fingers and puts them in her mouth.

Summer

Girl, Age: 14
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Other Special Needs
FAS and mixed development disorder, premature birth
Listed: Feb 2016
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Summer is quiet, friendly and always smiles when she is seen by an adult. She almost eats without help – but she eats slowly. She almost goes up and down the stairway by herself. She does not want to always participate in all activities and needs extra motivation. She expresses her feelings with mimics and movements. She has started to speak and pronounces some words. Summer loves music, reading, books and swinging on the horse.

She wants adult’s attention and likes to lean on an adult, sit in their lap, and give hugs. Her fine and gross motors skills development are adequate. She is friendly with adults and children.

Mathis

Boy, Age: 12
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Global developmental delays
FAS and delayed development. Mathis recently had surgery to repair his cleft palate. He has physical and psychomotor delays.
Listed: Feb 2016
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Mathis has a problem eating and is fed with a tube although he has learned to suck a bottle and can eat mashed food. He still receives liquids from a tube. His language skills are weak. He can walk holding on to something and is crawling. He has started to walk, climb, and manipulate toys and objects. He is doing very well and his development in general is very optimistic.

Description from a visiting family: peaceful, gentle, and enjoys adult attention. He understands the language and is very observant. Mathis is calm, quiet, crawls, responsive, content, alert, survivor, easily comforted.

Lena

Girl, Age: 10
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Down syndrome
Listed: Oct 2020
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This little girl with Down syndrome is described as brave, loving and interested in activities. She adapts well to a new environment and enjoys coloring, painting, musical activities, singing and playing with toys and dolls. She is developmentally delayed and needs a loving family to help her reach her full potential.

Elena

Girl, Age: 15
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Other Special Needs
Elena has been diagnosed with specific mixed developmental disorder, FAS, language and speech developmental disorder, functional heart murmur, hypermetropic astigmatism, and sub-atrophia of the visual nerve. Her cleft palate was repaired.
Listed: Aug 2015
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Elena is very smart and collects all the information about what is going on around her. She knows all the details about every child. She is speaking a lot, asking questions, and can explain situations. She follows directions and redirection and knows the routine. She eats by herself and does need any help, drinks from a cup, asks when she needs to go and use the bathroom and dresses herself without help. Speaks in 2-3 words sentences, her speech becomes more clear as the speech therapist is working with her. She recognizes objects in pictures, knows colors but does not yet count. She likes educational activities very much. She is friendly with children and plays with them well. She is always seeking attention from adults and likes to come up and to complain about things just to get personal contact. She gets upset when she does not get attention when she needs it and scratches herself when this happens.

Daniel

Boy, Age: 10
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Other Special Needs
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Listed: Oct 2019
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Daniel is a boy whose cognitive and physical development is close to his expected age. He is described as very curious, sweet, gentle, outgoing and has good relationships with other children. He makes good eye contact, speaks in words and sentences, implements instructions and has a sweet personality. Diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and mixed development disorder. Pictures are available from the agency.

Bentley

Boy, Age: 14
Country Code: EE-7
Region: Eastern Europe
Primary Diagnosis: Other Special Needs
Encephalopatia due to mother’s alcohol use, Inborn hypotrophia, CMV infection (citomegalovirus), Specific mixed developmental disorder, Bilateral Neuritis cochlearis, Low weight and height growth, Heart murmur
Listed: Sep 2013
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As of June 2013: Bentley is mostly passive, his muscles are weak. He can not sit, stand or walk on his own. He does not like to have a close contact with a person, cries when is picked up. Bentley likes to sit in a special chair and rock. Sometimes the boy pronounces accidental sounds. Does not picks up yet toys in to his hands, when is talked to – does not react. Sometimes when he sits alone it was observed that he started to smile. He needs help while eating and drinking. Child’s motor development is delayed, compared to his age.
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