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FAITH (9/03) has a warm and loving smile and is able to return affection, according to doting foster mom. Faith clearly recognizes her caretakers and even cuddles with them on occasion. Due to global developmental delays, Faith has been accepted into the Developmental Disability program and receives SSI. At-home DD services and SSI (based on her adoptive family’s income) will follow her into adoption. Faith will need support throughout her lifetime.

Faith is a beautiful child with fair skin, straight, strawberry-blonde hair, and large expressive hazel eyes. She has mastered about a dozen words and some sign language, and while her engaging “Hi!” will often start a conversation, it quickly falters. She also vocalizes some sounds, such as squeals or growls or screeches, to get her caretakers attention and to register her happiness or her dismay. When she doesn’t get her way, if not redirected, (and sometimes when she is), she will yell and tantrum. Her attention span is reasonably short, but she is capable of being redirected pretty easily. She will get fascinated with the simplest things in her environment and stay absorbed for some extended periods of time. She continues to be fascinated with textures, most of which will quickly find their way to her mouth. “Baby Einstein” can keep her occupied for awhile. Faith is curious and tends to get into everything. While she seems to try hard at time to engage with other kids, she can engage in parallel play with her foster siblings with supervision. She often takes the time to study them, and will squeal in delight being around others and picking up on and sharing their energy. She has already gone far beyond initial expectations and the hope is that she will continue to travel that path.

Faith has recognizable relationships with all of her primary people, including therapists and regular medical providers. She can woo people by being loving and sweet. This usually lasts until she hears the word “no.” She had been progressing well, but suffered a period of infantile spasms at approximately six months, which foster mom feels robbed her of some of her earlier gains. She has outgrown the spasms, but the many delays remain.

Born prematurely, Faith has been in the foster care since her birth. Initially she remained hospitalized to treat her medical needs and address her in utero methamphetamine exposure. From the hospital Faith went into medical foster care, and then to her current foster placement.

Faith is not yet legally free. Her birth parents, her older full-sibling, Michael, and her older half siblings all want to have some contact with Faith following her adoption. Her foster family, who also wants to have post placement contact, looks forward to helping Faith and her new folk(s) come together.

Faith will have the best opportunity to realize her full potential with adoptive parent(s), experienced in meeting the needs of developmentally disabled children with global delay, and an extensive network of programs, services, and supportive people! Faith has made many changes and more are not out of the question. Faith will do well as a child among other children, as she loves being around others.

Faith will be very likely to be eligible for adoption assistance. If a family has the love and the patience and the support, Faith can be a wonderful and rewarding challenge.

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