Disabled children
Finding people to foster children
Foster carers must be:
• interested in helping them
reach their full potential
• be willing to undergo
training
• if appropriate, to learn
related communication or
medical skills
Support and ongoing specialist training is provided to fostercarers willing to undertake this often highly rewarding work
Foster carers and disabled children and young people are carefully matched so that both know what to expect.
Carers get to meet the child beforehand and will be carefully assessed to make sure the carer can meet the child's needs.
Special needs fostering
Children needing foster care include those with a medical condition, physical or learning disabilities, such as autism, hyperactivity, attention deficits, or reading difficulties.
They often need:
• extra special love
• specialist care and attention
• to have a downstairs
bathroom
and bedroom.
• some may need special
medication or care routines.
Caring for children with disabilities can be a very rewarding experience.
Fostering agencies are looking for ordinary people from all parts of the community who have patience, commitment and a sense of humour to care for disabled children.
