Nathanyl, 18 years old, TX

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Nathanyl has struggled a lot with behavioral issues since being placed in my home. He is developmentally delayed and suffers from past abuse and neglect. He seeks a lot of attention and is constantly in need of someone either talking with him or playing with him. He enjoys watching television, especially football games. He also likes to play with his tablet. He will try to play with the other children but his social skills are poor and oftentimes the others do not want to be engaged with him. He recently started doing puzzles and he seems to like those. He also enjoyed building a village with magnetic blocks at a kids event recently.

Nathanyl likes to be constantly engaged in activity. The magnetic blocks will give him the ability to build two and three-dimensional shapes, visualize three-dimensional creations, and shape recognition. When he is playing with these blocks his hand-eye coordination seems to get better and his concentration as well. These blocks will continue to challenge his creative building and enhance cognitive processes.