A mother tells Contact 5 she hasn't been able to see her son with autism for months because of a state order prohibiting visitation at long-term care facilities.
GROUP HOMES ARE DEALING WITHTHE PAINFUL CONSEQUENCES OFCOVID.
TONIGHT - CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL BUCZYNERSHARES ONE MOTHERAGONYÃAND WHY AN ADVOCATSAYS SHE<< SOT 1:52:31: JACLYN:“DANIEL IS 36.
HE HAS AUTISM.HE((COVER WITH PICS AND BRING INSINGING UNDER THE SOT TOWARDSTHE END)) NATS ((SINGING))THEY SAY MUSIC& NATS((SINGING)) ..SOOTHES THESOUL..
NATS ((SINGING)) SOT1:52:39: JACLYN:“HE CAN SING,THOUSANDS OF SONGS, BUT HELLOHOW ARE YOU IS SOMETIMES JUSTOVER HIS HEAD” BUT FORDANIEL& NATS NATS NATS((SINGING)) SOT 1:53:23:JACLYN:“OVERTIME AS A KID, HELEARNED A LOT OF CONCEPTSTHROUGH MUSIC” &THE NOTES&SOT 1:53:40: JACLYN:“LATELY,ITGET HIM TO SING WITH ME.
ITHINK HENOT FLOWING.
SOT 2:18:32:JACLYN:“MARCH 13TH, IS THATTHE DAY THE MUSIC STOPPED”“YES, IT IS, THE MUSIC DIDSTOP ON MARCH 13TH AT 3:00”“YOU MUST MISS IT”“I DO, ALOT” SINCE THEN - DANIELMOTHER JACYLN MERENS HAS SEENHER SONÃJUST TWICEÃATDOCTOR2:00:10: JACLYN:“IT ISHEARTBREAKING BECAUSE HE ONLYWANTS TO KNOW IF HEHOME WITH ME OR NOT AND I HAVETO SAY NO” A MARCH 16THEMERGENCY ORDER CLOSED THEDOOR ON JACLYN AND ALLFAMILIES FROM VISITING LOVEDONES IN MORE THAN 2- THOUSANDGROUP HOMES ACROSS FLORIDA -AN EFFORT TO PROTECT MORE THAN10-THOUSAND OF THOSE RESIDENTSFROM THE PANDEMIC.
FIVE MONTHSLATER - MERENS SAYS - ITTAKING A TOLL.
SOT 2:21:38:JACLYN:“I THINK HE MISSES THENORMALCY OF HIS LIFE THE SAMEWAY WE ALL DO BUT HE DOESNHAVE THE WORDS TO EXPRESSTHAT” SOT 4:121:13: STACEY:“I WAS TALKING TO A MOMYESTERDAY WHOSE DAUGHTER WHOLIVES IN A GROUP HOME GOT BEDBUGS” STACEY HOAGLUND - THEPRESIDENT OF THE AUTISMSOCIETY OF FLORIDAÃHASWORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO HELPFAMILIES GET VISITATION.
SOT3:57:51: STACEY:“WHENFAMILIES GO INTO GROUP HOMESAND THEY CAN VISIT THEM,THEYSAFE” BUTT SOT 3:58:08:STACEY:“THERE ARE PARENTSTHAT ARE VERY STRESSED BECAUSETHEYSAFE, PHYSICALLY SAFE”HOAGLUND IS CONCERNED HOW THEISOLATION WILL IMPACT PEOPLEWITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
SOT3:55:47: STACEY:“WE NEED TOHAVE SOME PARAMETERS BECAUSENOT EVERYBODY MAKES GREATDECISIONS” BUTT SOT 3:55:56:STACEY:“BUT REMOVINGEVERYBODYTHEIR OWN FAMILY I DONNEVER GOING TO AGREE WITHTHAT” THE DIRECTOR OF THEAGENCY FOR PERSONS WITHDISABILITIES TOLD CONTACT 5THE AGENCY“&REMAINS COMMITTEDTO THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE”AND WILL“IMPLEMENT ANYAPPROVED RECOMMENDATIONSRELATED TO VISITATION." SOT2:06:34: JACLYN:“I THINK IFTHERE WAS RAPID TESTING, IFEVERYBODY IN THE HOUSE ISNEGATIVE AND WE WERE NEGATIVE,I DONSHOULDNTIME TOGETHER” NATS NATS NATS2:30:56: JACLYN 2SHOT:“THISWAS THE LAST TIME MY WHOLEFAMILY WAS TOGETHER WHICH WASTHANKSGIVING” MERENONLY LOOK-ON AND REMINISCE.SOT 2:14:35: JACLYN:“I LOOKFORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO HUGMY SON AND GET A KISS FROMHIM” AS SHE WAITS..
TO ONCEAGAIN... NATS NATS NATS((SINGING)) &HEAR THE MUSIC&NATS NATS NATS ((SINGING))&THAT SOOTHES THE SOUL.
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