Legally free, RICHARD (10/92), or Ricky, is a terrific teen. Gregarious, engaging, and talkative; he gets along well with other kids and with adults. He enjoys reading, playing football, and attending other team sporting events. Ricky also likes to play cards and video games. He's willing to help with chores, but he doesn't like to clean out the cat's litter box or the bird cage! Legally free, Richard first came into care in July 1994.

Now that his high energy and attention difficulties are being well managed, he is experiencing some academic success in a regular education classroom. He also benefits from a tutoring program.

Therapeutic supports are also helping Ricky to strengthen his personal boundaries and learn personal safety skills, while providing a secure place to talk about issues of past trauma. He has a good relationship with his counselor and talks openly with him. His adoptive parents can show their love and commitment to him from the get go by participating with him in family therapy during his transition into their home.

Ricky has a bond with his half-brother as well as a former foster mother, with whom he would like to maintain contact.

Ricky would do best in a small single or two-parent home, with parent(s) who will be able to provide the time and attention he needs to build his self esteem and move forward in his life. Any aged siblings would be fine. It will be important for Ricky's adoptive folk(s) to have a good grasp of how early neglect and abuse and lack of safety can interfere with a child’s sense of belonging and attachment.


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