DCFS Family Court case questions

[DixieB]

I am from IL. I have been fighting a dcfs case now for almost 4 months. If I wasnt a poor single mom I could get an attorney instead of be ignored by my public defender. She handed me over to some caseworker in her office saying she has no time for me. The entire group of people railroading me in this are basically ignoring me like they are waiting for something to happen. The agency that was contracted to my case assigned me a caseworker but she quit and the supervisor over her has now taken the roll of caseworker as well. She is pure evil. She refuses to call me back ever. She wont even call back my older daughter who lives with me still. She is 18 by the way. I have no idea how they can have interest in her. The supervisor changes my visit plan without notice then tells me I should have known and lies to the judge. I never receive anything in the mail though she says all the time she sent something. The GAL doesnt return calls either. At the last meeting we had..some sort of services review for my 7 year old they had the foster mom on conference call and she just went on and on about how my daughter was causing harm to herself etc. My daughter is autistic. She left here potty trained but had some issues still with the potty....fearful of having an accident etc so I let her wear pullups so she can feel secure. She never had an accident though she is just very worried about things. But we managed fine and were happy. The foster mom said she had her in pullups now full time and my daughter was using them to go to the bathroom now instead. When I told them all that my daughter would never hurt herself like that or lie about it they just laughed it off. I am confused as to how this can happen. One of the reasons they took her was because they didnt like that she wore a pullup. The others were because I was told I had to put her in public school and couldnt homeschool her on my own. They said they thought she had to see more doctors etc. That she didnt have enough official checkups. They basically told me I was not allowed to raise my child the way I was raising her. I havent seen her in a month. They wont let me call her. What do I do. Is there some sort of organization out there who helps people in my situation of blatant civil rights

 

[Just Blue]

I am from IL. I have been fighting a dcfs case now for almost 4 months. If I wasnt a poor single mom I could get an attorney instead of be ignored by my public defender. She handed me over to some caseworker in her office saying she has no time for me. The entire group of people railroading me in this are basically ignoring me like they are waiting for something to happen. The agency that was contracted to my case assigned me a caseworker but she quit and the supervisor over her has now taken the roll of caseworker as well. She is pure evil. She refuses to call me back ever. She wont even call back my older daughter who lives with me still. She is 18 by the way. I have no idea how they can have interest in her. The supervisor changes my visit plan without notice then tells me I should have known and lies to the judge. I never receive anything in the mail though she says all the time she sent something. The GAL doesnt return calls either. At the last meeting we had..some sort of services review for my 7 year old they had the foster mom on conference call and she just went on and on about how my daughter was causing harm to herself etc. My daughter is autistic. She left here potty trained but had some issues still with the potty....fearful of having an accident etc so I let her wear pullups so she can feel secure. She never had an accident though she is just very worried about things. But we managed fine and were happy. The foster mom said she had her in pullups now full time and my daughter was using them to go to the bathroom now instead. When I told them all that my daughter would never hurt herself like that or lie about it they just laughed it off. I am confused as to how this can happen. One of the reasons they took her was because they didnt like that she wore a pullup. The others were because I was told I had to put her in public school and couldnt homeschool her on my own. They said they thought she had to see more doctors etc. That she didnt have enough official checkups. They basically told me I was not allowed to raise my child the way I was raising her. I havent seen her in a month. They wont let me call her. What do I do. Is there some sort of organization out there who helps people in my situation of blatant civil rights

So you were found to be educationally and medically negligent?

What is your educational background? Do you have specialized training with neurological disorders? (other than raising a child who is autistic?)
How old are your children? What is the exact diagnosis of your autistic child? Is she high functioning? Low?

 

[DixieB]

NO I was found to be at risk of educational and medical neglect. But she was healthy and I did take her the doctor. She was never sick other than a few coughs and colds. She is very high functioning. Just scared of things that are overstimulating or loud. I have an 18 year old also. Just the 2. I dont need a degree or specialized training to raise my child. I have experience. Not just with her. Though it wouldnt matter because I was doing fine with her. She never cried or screamed or was sad. I was with her every single day. I worked with her through everything. My experience with ASD has followed me my whole life. Maybe it was for a purpose...I dont know. My best friend who was also my cousin had autism spectrum disorder. She was high functioning also. My aunt and uncle raised her without specialists and interference from the state. They asked her when she was 14 if she wanted to go to high school or continue to be homeschooled. She chose high school. So they put her into a private school and she graduated with honors. Same with college. She comes off a little quirky.....speaks very passionately about everything. But thats the only thing that hints to her autism. Going back a bit....when I was 24 I met my fiancee in an online game. We talked a bit and found out he lived only 20 mins from me. What are the odds. We met the next weekend and he told me he was autistic. I told him about my cousin and we shared our experiences. Him talking about his life growing up and what he endured. I found out he was taken to tons of doctors. Put into special classes etc. Forced to just "ride out" the hard times. Sink or swim. He is a genius. And nothing fed his hunger for knowledge growing up. He wasnt free to explore whatever he wanted....to be as creative as he wanted. Then we had Issie. And I knew my purpose when I noticed at around 3 years she was different. Her father and my cousin knew too. The only time someone has seen her with neuro training....but not nearly as much experience....was two times. Once when she bumped her head at one of those indoor playgrounds. I took her to the hospital nervous she was brain damaged or something lol. A neuro came to see her and check her out. He talked to me about how smart she was and the way she spoke was different but cute. She said "mama what doctor is his name?" She did that for awhile till I taught her the right order to say things in. Thats past us now. The second time was when I went to a psychatrist appointment myself to get some help with my depression over my mom dying recently. Once again he viewed her and talked about her and was amazed at how smart she was and relaxed for someone with autism. She was naming all the countries on a very old wooden globe in his office. The names of them rubbed off from time and wear. She has an amazing memory. If I had seen for even a second she was at risk of anything...hurting inside...depressed...or had frequent outbursts...I'd have had her at some specialists office. But that wasnt an issue. So when dcfs came knocking because a neighbor called and said some kid wasnt in school.....a very nosey old woman who gave everyone on my block a hard time...the drama began. Now my daughter is hurt. Shows up with bruises, scratches, has been bit, slapped by an adult. With excuses from these protectors of hers lol.....that she did them herself? I think not. If I had the money I'd pay an attorney. Or could find one that would represent me in this total farce of a civil rights violation. I would then get her back and sue these people who made her what they wanted her to be. A poor helpless girl abused....unloved.....alone. They have moved her 8 times. I have watched them sit around a table dipping into the proverbial pot of money the government has given them for doing this. 15 services they said at the end they would give her lol. They said she was in regression because she was scared. It was ok..she is bonding with the foster mom. I need not worry. Yet they wont let me meet the foster mom. They hide everything. They make excuses for me to not see her. Not once person will do anything until I am ready to give blood for this. Till i cough up enough money that acts as a key to their door of corruption. Its slowly driving me mad. I cant sit and watch this happen to her. I dont know what to do. Except give blood maybe.