JAMES Randall has never been more content than he is in his new environment.

After a negative experience in foster care, James, aged 23, is now thriving with support workers.

Hope is being chased and slowly conquered by the 23-year-old, who has autism and an intellectual disability.

"I was with my mum and dad, who weren't my real parents, but they kicked me out of the house and had my bags pack...