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The boy the mentioned is 15 and has Asperger’s. He was doing the "caring" for these kids, not this adoptive mom. I'm glad he was there to help them. It's unfortunate though because he will probably carry guilt at the death.
He may be at the higher functioning end of the spectrum but it is still too much responsibility for him. The house did not get that filthy, in the two weeks, that mom had the flu. It may have gotten a lot messier but it would take longer than two weeks to get a serious bug infestation.
She could have hired a cleaner, once a week, with the almost $ 5,000 in funds that she received monthly to take care of the special needs kids.
DCYF director: 'We want to understand what happened' in death of Warwick girl, 9
Rothgeb received about $4,800 a month in state subsidies for the six children she had adopted, the DCYF said.
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