Here are the numbers for our most recent LID poll, closed July 15, 2010.

I’ll be playing with the numbers later, but for now, I know many of you are anxious to see what they look like.
I will caution that I won’t be using the new poll numbers right away. I have to incorporate them into [...]

Our polls are not scientific. If they were scientific then I would contact people who were adopting and ask them questions, and I would have a way to make sure I was getting a random sample. Also, I would know for sure (within a few percentage points) what percentage of the total I was polling.
Our [...]

 We can’t get attrition numbers from a poll, since people who have left the program aren’t likely to be hanging out here anymore to tell us about it on a poll. The best way I’ve been able to come up with for getting some kind of snapshot of how many people remain in the [...]

I’ve closed the Attrition Survey and downloaded the raw data. It will take some time to organize the data into something that will make sense, I’ll post the information once I’ve had some time to work with it.
The LID poll is still open and will remain so until the next referrals arrive.

We are running another LID poll. If you are still waiting for a NSN referral and do not expect to be expedited then please click here to record your log in date.
I’ve also put another Attrition Survey up. We can’t get attrition numbers from a poll, since people who have left the program aren’t likely [...]

We talked about this yesterday, we’re trying to put together a list of special needs that is all encompassing, and we want to combine the various disorders and issues together that often aren’t differentiated between on referral medical information. Also, for some issues, like heart defects or limb differences, it may make more sense to [...]