John is cheerful, outgoing, and affectionate. He enjoys playing with toy cars and watching cartoons. He is not shy with strangers, but often needs close comfort from his caregivers as unfamiliarity tends to make him anxious.

Medical: John sustained a laceration to his head, which resulted in being diagnosed with an unspecified head and facial injury. He is showing delays of gross and fine motor skills, speech and language, and cognitive development. It is also confirmed that John has sensory integration dysfunction.

Please keep in mind that several families may be reviewing this child’s file at one time. At any given time, a child’s file can go on hold or this file could be taken back by  Cathwel Service. There also may be other families with other agencies who submit a request to match and are presented at the matching meeting.       

Please contact your Lifeline social worker or Emily Hatcher at emily.hatcher@lifelinechild.org for more information.