Perry learns that he was placed in his grandmother’s care when he was two months old. Justin’s grandmother was a very nurturing woman, but was severely obese. When Justin was eleven months old, his grandmother became ill and died a few weeks later. He then was placed in the care of Arthur, who was Justin’s grandmother’s boyfriend. Arthur was in his late sixties and did not know what to do with a young toddler so he called child protective services. CPS asked Arthur if he could keep Justin while they found him a permanent. Since Justin was with Arthur, CPS took their time while they handle more urgent cases. Arthur was clueless when it came caring for a child and since he made his living as a dog breeder, he applied that knowledge to raising Justin (Perry & Szalavitz, 2009). Justin was kept in a dog cage for five years and his only companionship came from
Perry learns that he was placed in his grandmother’s care when he was two months old. Justin’s grandmother was a very nurturing woman, but was severely obese. When Justin was eleven months old, his grandmother became ill and died a few weeks later. He then was placed in the care of Arthur, who was Justin’s grandmother’s boyfriend. Arthur was in his late sixties and did not know what to do with a young toddler so he called child protective services. CPS asked Arthur if he could keep Justin while they found him a permanent. Since Justin was with Arthur, CPS took their time while they handle more urgent cases. Arthur was clueless when it came caring for a child and since he made his living as a dog breeder, he applied that knowledge to raising Justin (Perry & Szalavitz, 2009). Justin was kept in a dog cage for five years and his only companionship came from