In re J.W.

Filed 8/16/18 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

In re J.W., a Person Coming 2d Juv. No. B287940 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Super. Ct. No. J069480) (Ventura County)

VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

D.W.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Children with special needs, such as those suffering from attention deficit disorder, anxiety, or “Reactive Attachment Disorder,” may nonetheless be adoptable. Disability is not a bar to adoptability. Three-year-old J.W. suffers, or in the past, has suffered from these disabilities while in his parents’ custody. He is now thriving. D.W., the biological mother of J.W., appeals from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights and freeing J.W. for

adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 She contends that the evidence does not support the finding that J.W. is likely to be adopted. We affirm. Facts In July of 2013, J.W. was placed in protective custody after the police found him and his four-year-old brother playing near a busy road without supervision. The boys were filthy, dehydrated, and lethargic. The police found J.W.’s father passed out nearby on a sidewalk. They arrested him for child endangerment. Appellant was staying at a nearby hotel. Both parents have a history of drug abuse, domestic violence, and homelessness. The boys were medically cleared at Ventura County Medical Center but caused a commotion at the hospital. During the medical exam, they hit and spit on a social worker, threw temper tantrums, and dumped boxes of latex gloves on the floor. They also punched and laughed at a second social worker, calling her “mommy.” Ventura County Human Services Agency (HSA) filed a petition alleging that appellant and father were neglecting the children and had a history of domestic violence and substance abuse. (§ 300, subds. (b) & (g).) In September of 2013, the trial court sustained the petition, removed the children from the parents’ custody, and ordered reunification services and visitation. At the six month review hearing, the trial court found that appellant had made moderate progress, placed the children back with appellant, and ordered family maintenance services. In early 2015, HSA removed the children following a domestic violence incident in which father was drunk and fought