What do you think it means to be 4 years old. Does it mean laughing and playing with your friends. Well let me give you a new thought on being 4 years old. 4 years old means being sent to an adult mental institution for most kids with special needs. A 4 year old have the mildest delay can be transferred to an adult mental institution. I will soon have a 4 year old in my home. Precious Prince will be turning 4 in December and he has a diagnosis of being developmentally delayed. At the end of this month my Precious Prince will be getting ready to celebrate his 4th birthday. This is such a wonderful time in his life. 1 year ago this November he started preschool. Precious Prince goes to a developmental preschool where he gets physical therapy and occupational therapy and he was getting speech therapy. Precious Prince just had a annual review where we learned the he no longer qualified for speech. Precious Prince made a 19 month gain in 12 months that is an amazing feat for him. Precious Prince knows that his mommy and daddy love him and are so proud of the progress that he has made. On Precious Prince’s 4th birthday he would become at risk for transfer or even be transferred on around his birthday. That reality makes this mommy sob big huge tears. I could never imagine my Precious Prince going to such an awful place like an adult mental institution. There he would be locked away forever never be hugged and told that is beyond special. Never be told that he is loved just the way he is. An adult mental institution would bring out the worst in Precious Prince because he would have to learn to fight for his life.
This face is the face of a Princess. Kalina was in born August 2011. Developmental delays is the only reason that she is not accepted. Kalina is just a little girl, who has already had to fight for her life. After the birth of Kalina, she required much care; now the girl’s condition is more or less returned to normal – she likes to communicate with adults, showing emotions, respond to affection and attention (and requires them), learning to crawl and pronounce certain syllables. She really needs loving caring adults.
These faces are faces of brothers who need a mommy to love them for who they are and to help find their way in life. William and Tommy are just cutest little boys ever. William (DOB 11/17/06) Special Needs: developmental delays, autism symptoms, mild thoracic scoliosis, strabismus Tommy (DOB 08/07/08) Special Needs: Developmental delays, congenital thalassemia. William is considered to be a sweet and considerate boy, he helps other children clear up their toys and is “the teacher’s wonderful little helper”. William’s foster mother has been working with him on his emotional control and stability, he is becoming more stable through her guidance and comfort. His schooling is helping him to progress in his learning though he continues to receive speech training through a Speech Language Pathologist. Tommy has adapted very well to his foster family as well. He has developed a close relationship with his foster mother and seeks her attention. His emotions have also stabilized and he gets along well with his foster sister as well. He is very independent and can follow directions and warnings well. He also loves to go to school though he is about one year behind children of his age – it has been recommended that he needs more social stimulations and his therapy seems to be helping him catch up.William and Tommy are looking for a forever home where they can be cared for and loved together!
William has developmental delays, autism symptoms, mild thoracic scoliosis, strabismus and Tommy has Developmental delays, congenital thalassemia
William is considered to be a sweet and considerate boy, he helps other children clear up their toys and is “the teacher’s wonderful little helper”. William’s foster mother has been working with him on his emotional control and stability, he is becoming more stable through her guidance and comfort. His schooling is helping him to progress in his learning though he continues to receive speech training through a Speech Language Pathologist.
Tommy has adapted very well to his foster family as well. He has developed a close relationship with his foster mother and seeks her attention. His emotions have also stabilized and he gets along well with his foster sister as well. He is very independent and can follow directions and warnings well. He also loves to go to school though he is about one year behind children of his age – it has been recommended that he needs more social stimulations and his therapy seems to be helping him catch up. William and Tommy are looking for a forever home where they can be cared for and loved together! William (DOB 11/17/06) Tommy (DOB 08/07/08)
