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I joined an email group yesterday and received a funny email I wanted to share...its basically directions to Chinese adoption jargon. My favorite part is the end where they talk about ladybugs.

Some shorthand commonly found on APC:

DTC = Dossier to China
LID = Log In Date
ACR = Age of Child Requested
DOR = Date of Referral
DOT = Date of Travel
TA = Travel Approval
PA = Pre Approval (for a waiting child)
SN = Special Needs
NSN = Non Special Needs
SWI = Social Welfare Institution
SW = Social Worker
DH = Dear Husband
DW = Dear Wife
OT = Off Topic
INS = Immigration & Naturalization Service
BCIS = Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
CCAA = China Center for Adoption Affairs (not to be confused with CCAI)

Some common adoption agency abbreviations:
HFS = Harrah's Family Services
CCAI = Chinese Children Adoption International (not to be confused with
CCAA)
GWCA = Great Wall China Adoption
FTIA - Families Thru International Adoption
AIAA - Americans for International Aid and Adoption
CHI - Childrens Hope International
JOH - Journeys Of the Heart
MAPS - Maine Adoption Placement Service
WACAP - World Association for Children And Parents

Also important to know:
Ladybug sightings are lucky. There is no real significance to ladybugs
in
Chinese culture, it's just something that has become entertaining
legend in
the China Adoption community.