MATTER OF SCOTT M.


284 A.D.2d 589 (2001)

725 N.Y.S.2d 444

In the Matter of SCOTT M. and Another, Children Alleged to be Neglected. RENSSELAER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Respondent; DEBRA M., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided June 7, 2001.


Mugglin, J.

Respondent is the single parent of twin boys who were born in 1990. Both children suffer from severe autism, a congenital mental disability which manifests itself by developmental delays in several areas, including cognition and social behavior. The boys have exhibited various antisocial behaviors, including property destruction, violence toward others and injury to themselves. Starting in 1994, petitioner has...

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