In Australia there are many special needs children waiting to be placed under Permanent Care Orders. I suggest anyone seriously wanting to bring a special needs child into their home & heart to look into this. There is a stcky thread in this section with the links to the different departments in all states that I put together awhile ago. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
I am currently pregnant with our third child and sadly I think it will be our last due to having to have a 3rd CS. My two daughters were born with special needs, my 2 year old has semi-significant needs however my 1 year olds needs are low, she was born with a heart defect that was repaired at birth and now it is just monitoring. In a few years time once our kids have grown a bit and we are sure with our decision to have no more of our own we will definatley be looking into permanent care. It has always been close to my heart.