Monday's Child: Suzie, 13
Suzie likes to have her long hair styled into Pippi Longstocking-style pigtail braids. But if someone is reading to her, she'd much rather hear a Dr. Seuss story than one about the spunky redhead. A petite, fun-loving 13-year-old with big blue eyes and long eyelashes, she points to her favorite pictures and tries to verbalize the words.
Suzie likes to have her long hair styled into Pippi Longstocking-style pigtail braids. But if someone is reading to her, she'd much rather hear a Dr. Seuss story than one about the spunky redhead. A petite, fun-loving 13-year-old with big blue eyes and long eyelashes, she points to her favorite pictures and tries to verbalize the words.
Classified as multiply disabled, Suzie attends a specialized school, where she receives services to meet her physical, behavioral, therapeutic, and educational needs. She continues to acquire new skills and is learning to put several words together to ask for what she wants.
She also enjoys anything electronic, watching television (especially Dora the Explorer), playing video games, and solving simple puzzles.
Suzie would do best with a family that has the time and dedication to focus all its attention on her. It would be best if few other children were in the home. Suzie is close to her sister, and contact should be maintained. She is eligible for financial assistance.
There are no income or home-ownership requirements for adoptive parents.