By showing that the parents are not going anywhere and instead can provide a safe environment where the child is always considered first, then these mental issues might not become such a prevalent issue and that stigma could dissipate. de Maat also expresses that these are children who might have fetal alcohol exposure and other abuses during their early childhood that could impact their mental states (de Maat). While many parents might not want these children who have these disorders, adoptive parents are willing to take the risks and welcome these children into their home. Taking away the idea that the child is a disorder and instead looking at who they are as a person, stigma can begin to go away. The parents who take this on should be hailed as heroes, but instead get questioned about why they are not having their own child. For many, that is out of the question and they have to look at other options for having children. Yet society is nosy and want to know all the details when they do not get the easy answer that the child is their
By showing that the parents are not going anywhere and instead can provide a safe environment where the child is always considered first, then these mental issues might not become such a prevalent issue and that stigma could dissipate. de Maat also expresses that these are children who might have fetal alcohol exposure and other abuses during their early childhood that could impact their mental states (de Maat). While many parents might not want these children who have these disorders, adoptive parents are willing to take the risks and welcome these children into their home. Taking away the idea that the child is a disorder and instead looking at who they are as a person, stigma can begin to go away. The parents who take this on should be hailed as heroes, but instead get questioned about why they are not having their own child. For many, that is out of the question and they have to look at other options for having children. Yet society is nosy and want to know all the details when they do not get the easy answer that the child is their