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***UPDATE***
We are excited to receive an update from August 2023 for beautiful Petya. Our attorney, social worker, foster mother and Petya attended the meeting.
Petya appeared calm in the presence of the foster mother and accepted me well. She kept looking to see if the foster mom was around but felt calm to walk and talk to me, and to pose for pictures and videos. She was answering my questions and following my instructions – like come here; stop, so I can take a picture of you; come back, the street is very close, be careful about the cars; give me a hand, etc. According to information from the foster mom and the social worker, Petya understands everything and follows instructions. The foster mother shared that she even remembers and follows instructions that consist of 3 to 4 steps and when Petya finishes everything, she comes to the foster mom and gives feedback. Petya talks but not all of her speech is very understandable. The foster mom shared that she understands her as she has used to her speech.
Petya does not recognize colors. She can count to 3. Her attention is kept for a short period of time like 5-10 minutes. She likes to listen to songs and play with toys that she likes to order – like small cars, etc. She likes to ride a scooter and they plan to buy her a bicycle. She loves to be around the foster mom when she is doing some household chores and loves to help in the kitchen, laundry etc. She also loves to play a game where she pretends to be a mother of her doll, singing to it, swinging it and trying to feed it.
She visits the local center for disabled children for several hours per day. She is ok with those children and is very careful with them. She has some aggression towards older children (she may bite for example) if they come to her personal space by trying to take her toys, etc. – if she feels threatened in any way. That is why the foster mother does not let her play with children and tries to keep her alone, not bringing her to places to play with other children. She is very careful with younger children and has never hurt or been aggressive to a young child. She sometimes has auto-aggression by hitting her head with hands or hitting her head on the floor. This usually happens when she is refused something or when she is told not to do something. The foster mom said that in such cases they distract/switch her attention by using a sudden loud noise for example and she is very easily redirected.
Petya is ok to be left with known adults. The foster mother has 2 biological children – a boy age 18 and a girl age 10. The boy is very attached to Petya and he is spoiling her all the time. Petya and the 10-year-old girl kind of fight for attention, and start fighting 20 minutes after they get together but otherwise they are used to and attached to each other. Petya also is very attached to the foster mom and her husband.
Petya is used to her regime but is ok if it is disturbed or changed for some reason. She is scared and is always looking for the foster mom or some known adult when she is outside. She does not have any impulses to run or anything like this.
She has a good appetite and eats everything except meat that is not minced. She uses a diaper through the night as the pills make her sleep very deeply. During the day she is reporting her needs and using a toilet.
The foster mother shared that Petya is an extremely good child and very careful and caring. She will put a blanket on you if you have fallen asleep and she will always kiss you goodnight. She also said that she is a smart child.
My impression is that Petya is a very nice child indeed. She looks calm and easy-going. She definitely has a potential in case somebody works with her according to her needs. I have not seen any aggressive behavior, so I cannot comment on that but I believe the foster mom when she says that the child shows aggression only if she feels threatened in any way, and that she is easily redirected. I believe Petya will feel comfortable in a family environment (she has already got used to the family structure with 2 older children and 2 parents and follows the rules there). She is a loving and good child, and I hope she will have the chance to find her forever family!
New Videos – 8-7-2023
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Meet little Petya. She was born January 2016. Her diagnoses are generalized developmental disorder unspecified and childhood autism. Petya can eat by herself. She makes her bed in the morning and puts away her toys. She can dress herself but doesn’t know front and back. She attends a normal kindergarten. She does show some aggression sometimes towards other children. She prefers to play calmly alone. She can run confidently. She reacts rhythmically to music with her whole body. She is able to go to the bathroom on her own during the day but wears a diaper at night. She uses simple words and small sentences but sometimes they are not understandable. She can point to people, animal s and things when asked where they are. Petya lives in a foster home with many other children and the social worker who shared this information believes if Petya could get someone working with her one on one she would improve a lot. Our attorney will be visiting her this week and will be sending new information, photos and videos very soon. Keep watching here!
Video: https://youtu.be/TgXsu8tnP-4
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