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Myka Stauffer adoption controversy: Experts and parents react to her story - TODAY
Jun 01, 2020 1 min, 30 secs

When parenting YouTuber Myka Stuaffer finally answered a question from fans about why her adopted son Huxley Stauffer was no longer appearing in her videos, many people were shocked to learn he is living with a new family.

I had a child come to my home who was adopted by three different families," he told TODAY Parents?

"I personally do not know the Stauffers, but what makes me uncomfortable is to wonder: would parents be just as likely to place for adoption their biological children who have special needs.

Chuck Johnson, president and CEO of the National Council For Adoption, said cases of "adoption dissolution," the official term for when an adoptive family gives up their child, are uncommon?

And, yes, it’s hard for those of us who champion adoption as a viable option for children for the inaccurate message it sends about children, about adoptive families, and about adoption," he told TODAY Parents.

Adopted parents go through the same process of giving up their rights as a biological parent would when giving their child up for adoption, experts said?

Families can place the child back in the foster care system or in some cases, they may have found a new family to assume legal responsibility for the child?

Experts add that prospective adoptive parents, especially those who are considering adopting a child with special needs, need to reflect and make sure they have the support system in place they will need.

“Does the family have the resources and support they need to care for a child with special needs

"Speaking as an adoptive father, I know most parents who have adopted children love them completely and would never consider giving up on them — yet this will be the takeaway by some if this is all they know about adoption," he said

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