Boy, Age: 2
Primary Diagnosis: Congenital Heart Defect, Craniofacial disorder, Global developmental delays
Special needs: prematurity (2nd degree); low birth weight (1,560 g); microcephaly; congenital bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate (status post plastic surgery); congenital duodenal atresia (status post surgical correction); delayed neuropsychological development.
Listed: Feb 2026
Meet adorable Axton! Axton has never lived with his biological family and has spent his entire life in hospitals and children’s institutions. His special needs are primarily medical, and his congenital malformations have been successfully treated surgically. Although his neuropsychological and motor development are delayed, Axton is making steady progress.
Axton moves around using a walker and is very active. He sits independently without support. His speech is in the process of development; he pronounces individual sounds and produces a variety of vocalizations.
Axton is cheerful and smiles often. He actively seeks the attention of adults and laughs out loud during playful interactions. He shows good adaptation to new environments and daily routines. Axton is calm and does not display self-aggressive behavior. He independently reaches for toys placed around him, taps them, and explores them with curiosity.
Axton is fed with a spoon by an adult while seated in a high chair. Efforts are being made to teach him to drink liquids from a cup. He falls asleep in a crib, and his sleep is calm.
