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11-year-old non-verbal special needs girl dies in car, Mom thought she was in the house

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A preteen died on Tuesday after she was found alone in a hot car in New York .

The 11-year-old girl - who had special needs - was found by her mother who found her in the vehicle in a Coram, Long Island, driveway.

Officials stated that the mother called police around 3.45pm from the 41 Kathleen Crescent home,ABC 7 reports.

A police report from the Suffolk County Police Department stated that the mom had been running errands with her two children and the preteen.

Once back home, the mom believed that all her children were inside the residence and went inside.

Sometime later, she realized that her daughter was missing and rushed back outside where she found the girl.

She brought her daughter inside and performed CPR, waiting for police to arrive.

t is unknown how long the girl had been inside the girl or how she became locked inside in the first place.

The child was rushed in an ambulance to Stony Brook Hospital.

Medics had attempted to revive her by performing CPR while they traveled to the hospital, but the girl would later die.

A neighbor informed the New York Post that the girl was non-verbal, special needs.

The temperature when the girl was discovered had an outside temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit.

It is currently too early to know for sure though.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...l-11-dies-sweltering-car-124-degree-heat.html
 
.... 11-year-old girl - who had special needs ....

'It's an 11-year-old girl, it's a baby,' said neighbor Tommy Score. 'She had the rest of her life ahead of her, that family has the rest of their lives ahead of them without her.'
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This might sound heartless and cruel, and I don't really mean to be, but if a 11 year old kid (who is non-verbal with special needs) wasn't able to either exit a hot car or get attention to her plight , what was the quality of "the rest of her life ahead of her" would she have had?
 
Craygor said:
This might sound heartless and cruel, and I don't really mean to be, but if a 11 year old kid (who is non-verbal with special needs) wasn't able to either exit a hot car or get attention to her plight , what was the quality of "the rest of her life ahead of her" would she have had?
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Since she was born, she didn't know any different. Maybe she loved her life and everyday was a wonderment.
 
My 16yo daughter, who is non-verbal and has special needs (both Autism and Cerebral Palsy), has a wonderful quality of life! She is happy, healthy, loving, and very busy. She is not able to unbuckle her seat belt or open a car door, but she sure knows how to get into drawers, the fridge, her toy bins, and turn on anything that emits water.
 
Satanica said:
Come on. The mom and two other kids didn't notice the girl was missing; a girl who needs constant care? Pull the other one, mom.
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Yea, I'm starting to suspect it may not be negligence. No proof at this time, except the line of thinking that if you have been taking care of a disabled kid for 11 years, it becomes a habit to look after them. I can understand newborns being forgotten in the back of a car (its a new routine), but a child you have been caring for for over a decade? I don't see that as likely.
 
Benighted said:
This article says she's believed to be non verbal but still. If you're used to accommodating a special needs child it's second nature to check for them. I have a special needs 11 year old and trust me, you can't miss her even is she isn't being verbal. Quote]
agreed totally, this is not a child that could have been accidentally left in the car. Admittedly, you have to have the patience of Job but if that has reached a point there should be a hotline you can call to have someone come out and maybe take he child for a while into a facility where they can be safe and treated. I know there isn't but if we spent a fraction on healthcare for the public in general that is bbeing spent on crap it would leviate some of the cases like this. I put at risk children and adults in the same catagory as new borns they can't defend themselves
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Before I read I though the girl maybe wandered off and got into the car herself. 11 year old is pretty hard to miss. Not sure what the limitations her disability imposes but wouldn’t she get out of a hot car if she was overheating? Don’t know much on the subject of mentally handicapped kids. Poor kid-o
 
There is no hotline for help with your Special Needs child. If you look too much for "help" then you're an "unfit parent" and can lose ALL your kids. Also, my 16yo would not be able to get out of a hot car if she was overheating. I hate judging other moms with disabled kids, but I just can't see how anyone could accidently forget an 11yo with those kinds of needs, no matter how many kids you had. UNLESS it was the responsibility of one of the other kids (their ages were not mentioned) to help with getting sis inside. I could see asking my son to unbuckle her belt and walk her in, and I would assume he would do so, but I can't imagine spending hours not laying eyes on her afterwards. Then again, mine is diapered, so she's checked very often.
 
Craygor said:
This might sound heartless and cruel, and I don't really mean to be, but if a 11 year old kid (who is non-verbal with special needs) wasn't able to either exit a hot car or get attention to her plight , what was the quality of "the rest of her life ahead of her" would she have had?
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Our son is 8 years old and has low functioning autism and is still considered to be nonverbal but he is able to communicate better and better everyday. He is very intelligent in so many aspects of life but he lacks spacial awareness so we have to have chain locks high up on all of our doors so that he doesn't just take off the second our backs are turned. He is unable to unbuckle his own seat belt or open his own car door. But we have NEVER forgotten him ANYWHERE so even though he is similar to this child in many ways I can't fathom how this could have happened. As far as quality of life I can't speak for this child but our son has an obvious enjoyment of life that is enviable. We are often amused with his antics, especially when he is showing off. I guess the measure of what the quality of life is varies from one person to another.
 
Has there been any update on this? Charges? Anything?
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There needs to be some kind of warning on a thread that’s more than like 6 months old: THIS IS NOT AN UPDATE-JUST AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT TO ALREADY EXCISTING FACTS
Because people should feel free to contribute without dashing others hope for closure.
 
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