Birth date: July 1998
Ethno-Cultural Background: Caucasian
This cute and smiley guy is Jerome. Jerome is usually in a good mood - generally happy and very energetic. He is also attentive, affectionate and curious about his environment. He has a fascination with buses and also has a very good memory when it comes to people's names and places.
Jerome is a very active child who may have been exposed to drugs and alcohol in utero. His development is delayed in all areas and Jerome has multiple diagnosis, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. He has visual impairments and he has undergone surgery to correct some of the vision problems. Also, Jerome has orthopaedic challenges such as impaired foot alignment and stability. A team of specialists works with Jerome currently, and his forever family will need to continue with ongoing involvement with professionals.
Jerome attends school with supports and is integrated into the regular classroom with the support of a full-time learning aid. He learns best with lots of repetition. In the past Jerome displayed aggressive behaviour towards other children, but this has improved and Jerome is able to recognize when his behaviour is inappropriate. Behaviour management has been successful in helping Jerome to curb his aggressive behaviour. However, Jerome still requires constant supervision because he has little sense of danger.
An affectionate two-parent family with one parent able to stay at home would be a good place for Jerome to belong. Jerome's new family would need to be comfortable working with medical professionals on an ongoing basis. Jerome would like his new parents to help him maintain relationships with his foster parent, and possibly with his birth mother.
Top