Minnesota's waiting child: Austin

July 16, 2017 at 7:00PM
Minnesota's waiting child: 10 year old Austin Austin is very talkative, chatty and loves adult attention. He can be compulsive about finishing something beginning to end and gets frustrated when he canít do this or be in charge of play or interaction. Austin enjoys reading, drawing, taking selfies, watching movies, going to the park and showing someone how to do something. He also loves animals. Austin needs a patient, loving, calm and understanding family. Austin really just wants a foreve
Minnesota’s waiting child: 10-year-old Austin. Austin is very talkative, chatty and loves adult attention. He can be compulsive about finishing something beginning to end and gets frustrated when he canít do this or be in charge of play or interaction. Austin enjoys reading, drawing, taking selfies, watching movies, going to the park and showing someone how to do something. He also loves animals. Austin needs a patient, loving, calm and understanding family. Austin really just wants a forever home with love, respect and patience. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Austin is a very chatty 10-year-old who loves adult attention. He can be compulsive about finishing something beginning to end and gets frustrated when he can't do this or be in charge of play or interaction. Austin enjoys reading, drawing, taking selfies, watching movies, going to the park and showing someone how to do something. He also loves animals. Austin needs a patient, loving, calm and understanding family. He really just wants a forever home with love, respect and patience. Following adoption, Austin would need to maintain contact with his paternal grandmother, with whom he is very close.

If you would like more information on adopting Minnesota's Waiting Children, please contact MN ADOPT at 612-861-7115 or info@mnadopt.org.

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