Photolisting Profile for Billy

Billy is a 17-year-old boy from Tennessee who is hoping to be adopted.

Billy is a very intelligent child and is very witty. He learns quickly and would like to learn to become an auto mechanic at some point. Billy likes to read and play sports. He also likes to wach action and horror movies. Billy sometimes takes a while to become attached to other adults but once he does so he seems to develop a very close bond. Billy loves cats and would like to have a cat of his own. He also reported that he would like to be in a home with only one adult if possible. He said this way he would feel like he is not coming in between them. Billy is rather inattentive and sometimes has to be refocused on the subject at hand if it does not interest him. When confronted with things that he does not want to talk about or feels as if he is being disrespected, he tends to shut down. When he does this, his facial and body reactions make it clear that he is uncomfortable and frustrated. Honesty is very important to Billy and it can sometimes take him a while to feel comfortable around new people. Billy likes to work and play outside.