Dennis from Texas

Dennis is an active teenager with a good imagination. He enjoys playing with Pokemon toys, toy trucks, and cars. He has a creative streak and likes to color. Dennis likes to build things with his Legos. He enjoys being active outdoors and likes bike riding, swimming, and playing with friends. Dennis also enjoys playing sports. He is competitive and likes to play football, basketball, or baseball. He likes to play on his tablet, and watch movies and cartoons. Dennis enjoys helping his foster mom around the house and likes to help set the table. His favorite foods are pizza and Mexican food. He likes to listen to Latin music. He would like to have a phone, air pods, and Xbox. Dennis enjoys school and is always happy to show off his good grades. He strives to earn As/Bs.

Dennis' forever family will provide him with a great deal of patience, consistency, structure and supervision. Ideally, he would have a two-parent family, with a strong support system. His family will be knowledgeable/have experience or be willing to learn about working with children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Dennis' ideal family will be committed to maintaining sibling contact with an older brother. The older brother is not a part of this adoption, but the ideal family would ensure sibling contact is a priority in order to maintain and strengthen the sibling bond. His forever family will be open to maintaining sibling contact with the possibility of having the older brother join the family in the future.