Andrew (China)

This boy, born 4/2004 has Down syndrome.   He was told if he wanted to go to America he needed to learn English so he learned “thank you” and “bye bye.”   He can do many things for himself including washing his face and tidying up the toys. He likes to play games. He manipulated the toys and building pieces very well.   He likes blocks and little cars. He is good at taking the lead in games and likes to teach other children the games.    If two kids are fighting over a toy he will stop them and give each child a toy so they won’t fight.   He likes to watch a local new channel and talk shows. When the doctor was passing out treats to everyone he told the other children  “to say thank you.”   He is very aware of his environment.   When a baby spit up no one helped quickly enough for him so he went and got a tissue and wiped the baby’s face.   The staff said he was very shy but was away from his foster home for two weeks.   He was one of the dancers in the program and didn’t seem too shy. He has no heart issues.