Doug

Doug needs a family he was raised by his birth family for the first 16 months of his life then he was moved to a baby house for 7 months then he was moved again a month before his third birthday to a mental institution. Doug has moderate mental delays with no known cause. He walks and runs and climbs on objects. His visual-motor skills are developed but he still has difficulty with fine motor tasks. His speech is delayed and he is not talking at this time.  He has recently begun showing an interest in toys and playing with them. He spends time each day in the sensory room. He does not like for the staff to try to direct his activities and prefers to do his own thing. He does play appropriately with toys and manipulates them in the correct ways.  His favorite toys are balls, blocks, cars and trucks.  He recognizes staff members and smiles at them.  He seeks out interactions with them and will cuddle with them too.  He tries to get them to follow him and to engage them in whatever activity he is doing. He doesn’t yet seek out any interaction with the other children.   He eats from a spoon and drinks from a cup with some assistance from the staff.

At 27 months of age, his skill level was tested at:
motor skills- 2 years
speech development- 5-6 months

cognitive development: 10-12 months 

Doug needs out it sounds to me like his moderate delays are a cause of him being in a mental institution from the age of three he would do great in a family and has a grant through Reece's rainbow- http://reecesrainbow.org/?s=doug