Ok I am a disabled mother who spent years raising a medically fragile son with severe congenital and developmental disabilities while trying to navigate an increasingly adversarial child-welfare and court system in Butler County, Pennsylvania. My son Michael was born with complex medical and genetic conditions, including spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, developmental delays, microcephaly, orthopedic abnormalities, chronic underweight status, and later identified genetic findings including Burnside–Butler syndrome and a TUBB3-related disorder. He required extensive medical appointments, therapies, braces, adaptive supports, home-health assistance, and constant supervision. Agency records themselves documented transportation barriers, reminder-dependent scheduling, Air Ride referrals, occupational therapy, home-health aides, and ongoing support-service involvement. Instead of treating our situation as one requiring accommodations and intensive support, many of the same disability-related struggles were later reframed as neglect or noncompliance. Records acknowledged I lacked transportation, struggled with executive functioning and trauma-related symptoms, and needed support systems to manage appointments and caregiving demands. I repeatedly requested accommodations related to PTSD/CPTSD and other documented medical conditions, including trauma-informed handling and safer visitation arrangements. I believe those requests were ignored or escalated rather than accommodated. Over time, visitation disputes intensified, law enforcement became involved, and a dependency case evolved into criminal allegations tied to courthouse and visitation incidents. Court transcripts later reflected discussions about “potential reversible error” while proceedings continued despite concerns about my absence and medical limitations. Throughout the case, I maintained that Michael’s gait deterioration, weight issues, and functional decline were rooted in his documented genetic, neurologic, endocrine, and orthopedic conditions—not abuse or neglect. I believe critical medical and disability context was minimized or inadequately presented while my family was separated through dependency and termination proceedings.

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