- Why did you choose to do a special needs adoption as first-time parents?
Boova explains why they chose a special needs adoption: far fewer families wait for special needs placements, both families have special needs adoptions in their history, and they felt uniquely prepared. He contrasts two agencies — a dismissive first intake call and a second agency where a company executive answered the phone and spent an hour with them. The agency didn't serve Iowa for typical adoptions — only for special needs placements.