Photolisting Profile for John

John is a 9-year-old boy from Louisiana who is hoping to be adopted.

John is an active, energetic youngster who loves to play cowboy and soldier games. He also enjoys riding his bicycle, playing with trucks and Nintendo. John is an affectionate child and also loves to be given praise when he does well. John has lots of energy and sometimes needs help to stay on task. He has severe emotional and behavioral challenges. He is on medication to help with the hyperactivity and impulsive behaviors. John requires close supervision due to aggressive behavior with other children. He is working on improving his self-help and social skills and has difficulty sleeping at night. John receives individualized educational services due within the educational setting. He responds well to one on one attention and redirection. John need an active fun-loving family who will provide him with individualized attention, consistency and structure necessary to ensure he realize his full potential. A family who will love him even through hard times and appreciate his special and unique personality would be the perfect fit for him. John has two siblings with whom he would like to maintain contact.