Agree with Lyn LMK,we found our Noodles locked in a shed with his mother gone and 3 dead siblings,am guessing he was around 6-8 wks old at best and much like Lyn's Gizmo,he has become a very calm and confident old man,though he's not greatly confident with other cats but any human could cuddle/play with him though they may get purred to death,he can't mew but has the loudest rattling purrr,so yes and from everything you say,it sounds like he's well on his way to becoming a confident young lad,well done