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Risk factors
Alcohol exposed
Domestic-violence exposed
Drug exposed—in home
Failure to thrive
History of abuse or neglect
History of multiple placements
Intellectual disability in birth family
Mental illness in birth family
Premature birth
Schizophrenia in birth family
Sexual abuse
Physical and medical conditions
Allergies
Anemia
Asthma
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Blindness—permanent
Cancer
Cerebral palsy
Craniofacial anomalies
Cystic fibrosis
Deaf—profound hearing loss
Diabetes
Dwarfism
Encopresis
Enuresis, or bedwetting
Epilepsy
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Hearing loss
Heart defect
Hydrocephalus
Irritable bowel syndrome
Kidney disease
Limb loss
Microcephaly
Muscular dystrophy
Neurofibromatosis
Paralysis—paraplegic
Paralysis—quadriplegic
Respiratory problems
Scoliosis
Seizure disorders
Sickle cell anemia
Sickle cell trait
Speech disorders
Spina bifida
Terminal illness
Tourette syndrome
Visually impaired
Wheelchair dependent
Emotional conditions
Adjustment disorder
Anxiety disorder—generalized
Bipolar disorder
Conduct disorder
Depression
Loss issues
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychosis
Reactive attachment disorder
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia
Separation anxiety disorder
Takes psychiatric medication
Developmental conditions
Asperger syndrome
Autism spectrum disorder
Down syndrome
Drug exposed—in utero
Intellectual disability—genetic
Intellectual disability—low IQ
Pervasive developmental disorder
Shaken baby syndrome
Learning disabilities
Articulation disorder
Central auditory processing disorder
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Expressive language disorder
Learning disorder
Receptive language disorder
