David was a ‘looked after child’, this according to the NSPCC (2016) is any child in the care of the local authority for a period of 24 hours or more. It was the potential care providers duty to assess David’s suitability for entering the service. David was currently being held in a secure children’s unit after being sectioned for violent behaviour. David was deaf from birth, but had the use of a cochlear implant which he had implanted at the age of nine.
David also had a diagnosis of Autism and challenging behaviours and with this being his teenage years this could be exacerbated by potential hormonal imbalances at this time. David currently had a social worker which he had from very early in his life, so the foundation for the transition
David also had a diagnosis of Autism and challenging behaviours and with this being his teenage years this could be exacerbated by potential hormonal imbalances at this time. David currently had a social worker which he had from very early in his life, so the foundation for the transition