Speech and Language Development of Intercountry Adopted Children Aged 3 to 6 Years: An Explorative Study of Australian Parents’ Knowledge, Beliefs, and Experiences

Abstract

This qualitative, explorative study provides an insight into intercountry-adoptive parents’ knowledge, beliefs, and experiences about their children's speech and language development. Eleven parents who lived in Australia and adopted a child aged 3 to 6 years from an overseas country in the past five years completed an online questionnaire. Six consented to participate further in a semistructured interview. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to report on...