About Yanny

About Yanny

Yanny is a very special 7 -year- old Latino boy who needs a patient, committed, and loving adoptive family. Yanny was born with a rare metabolic disorder, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome (LNS). He is also diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy-mixed type and Static encophalopathy with profound motor and cognitive delays.

Yanny requires very close supervision to monitor any self-injurious behaviors and keep him safe, and he is doing very well overall given his special needs. Soft restraints are utilized to help Yanny with his involuntary motor movements. Yanny enjoys school and relates well to his peers. He is cheerful, alert, and responsive to others. He likes coloring, and he likes to be taken outside in his wheelchair, and enjoys going to the playground.

Yanny receives Regional Center services and is followed by a psychiatrist, neurologist, and geneticist due to his special needs. He is able to gesture to communicate some of his needs. Yanny needs a dedicated adoptive family who can continue to provide him with the services that he requires.

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