It’s long been a concern for children’s rights supporters throughout Florida. Developmentally disabled children in DCF’s care and custody are the most vulnerable children in Florida; however, often they have no one to advocate for their needs or argue in juvenile court on their behalf before governmental agencies. The Florida Department of Children and Families has the apparatus to provide care, but this population often doesn’t get the attention it needs from DCF, its community-based care providers and particularly from the Agency for Persons with Disabilities and the Agency for Health Care Administration.
Tamiyah Audain, 12, paid the ultimate price for this lack of attention. The girl, who suffered from autism and a rare genetic disorder, was orphaned and became a ward of the state when her mother died and her father refused to care for her. She was sent to various family members. She suffered malnutrition and bedsores.
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