Joshua – 5-years-old

 (quote by adopted child aged 5 years)

Ethnic and Cultural Descent

White British/German; he has been part of British culture since birth

Family Needed

Joshua will need two parent adopters where one is at home during the day.  In order to meet his cultural and language needs, Joshua should be placed with white British carers who would be willing to promote Joshua's German culture. Joshua's mother has not indicated a preference towards any religious faith and Joshua has not been affirmed into a faith.

Interests

He enjoys being outside playing in the garden, going for walks and would spend all day outside if he could. It has become apparent, however, that Joshua does not like cold weather and will not go outside to play when it is cold.  When he is not playing outside, Joshua's favourite activities are painting and being creative; he also loves singing and listening to his radio.

Personality

Joshua's foster carer describes him as a funny and endearing child who loves to be helpful and be given little jobs to do. As Joshua's confidence grows he is becoming more cheeky and mischievous. Due to Joshua's communication and speech delay he will occasionally repeat sentences that anyone says to him.  He also picks up words from conversations and will use them in his play.  He has a good memory for names and will always greet you with a 'hello' followed by your name.  He appears to remember something about each person and every time he meets them he will recall this memory.

Educational & Social Functioning

Joshua has complex needs in respect of his social and communication development.  Joshua has a Statement of Education Needs and receives 25 hours of 1:1 support within the educational setting.  He started a slow transition into mainstream school in January 2011 and has developed a lot in the last few months.

Relevant Past experience/family history

Joshua has good attachment to his foster carer, her partner and her children (aged 4, 6 and 14 years).

Special Needs

Joshua likes to know exactly what is happening next and can still have some negative days when his autistic traits are more apparent, however his support worker has given him a very good report.

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