Re: Question about converting from child to adult waiver

[Guest guest]

With a child waiver you can rollover funds that you do not use. That would have

been helpful to us in the summer when we had more hours to fill. With an adult

waiver you cannot do this. If this has changed somebody please correct me. The

amount for adults is the same until they are no longer in school.

Thais

[Guest guest]

, if your child is still in school, she/he cannot be on the adult waiver.

If the child leaves school before turning 22, then he/she can be on the adult

waiver.

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> For those who have been able to receive the child waiver, and then qualify for

adult waiver ... is there a " disadvantage " to converting from child to adult for

a child who is 18, but still in school?

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> Just wondering ... there seems to be an advantage - more uses for the funds;

but might there be a disadvantage that might cause someone to wait until the

child is out of school?

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[Guest guest]

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Quentin is still in school and he has the adult waiver. He was already past 18

when we received the children's waiver so we converted right away. It is the

amount that changes after 22 and they are no longer in school. Maybe that has

changed in the last 3 years?

Thais

[Guest guest]

Thais, learn something new everyday. Angel was on the child waiver until she

turned 22.

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> Quentin is still in school and he has the adult waiver. He was already past 18

when we received the children's waiver so we converted right away. It is the

amount that changes after 22 and they are no longer in school. Maybe that has

changed in the last 3 years?

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[Guest guest]

, that's inaccurate. Between the ages of 18 and 21 a person can choose

which services to be in.

The clincher and what probably confused you is that if they are in the Adult

Home-Based Support Services program and STILL in school, they cannot access

more than 2 times SSI. That may seem like the same. but there are a few

differences between the adult and children's Home-Based Support Services

program that can be significant.

So I suggest families carefully evaluate their needs. A good reference is

our Frequently Asked Questions document at

http://www.familysupportnetwork.org/miscellaneous%20pdfs/2009%20Frequently%2

0Asked%20Questions.pdf. If you can't open this the link has probably

" broken " across lines in the IPADDU message. Look for the link about half

way down the right side of our webpage.

The included services start on page 14. Each one is marked with whether it's

included in the adult or children program or both.

Charlotte

From: IPADDUnite [mailto:IPADDUnite ] On

Behalf Of cmfinato

Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 1:26 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: Question about converting from child to adult

waiver

, if your child is still in school, she/he cannot be on the adult

waiver. If the child leaves school before turning 22, then he/she can be on

the adult waiver.

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> For those who have been able to receive the child waiver, and then qualify

for adult waiver ... is there a " disadvantage " to converting from child to

adult for a child who is 18, but still in school?

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> Just wondering ... there seems to be an advantage - more uses for the

funds; but might there be a disadvantage that might cause someone to wait

until the child is out of school?

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[Guest guest]

My son is extremely active but needs constant supervision. I found that during

the school year, when college students were away, my best workers were athletic

high school juniors and seniors who were under 18--too young to work as support

workers under the children's waiver. When we converted to the adult waiver, my

husband was the employer and paid me for being a support worker for the hours I

was with my son. On school holidays, evenings out, and weekends, I paid the high

school students with the waiver money I collected for my weekday work. I also

used the money for special recreation programs and personal training for my son.

Candy

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> For those who have been able to receive the child waiver, and then qualify for

adult waiver ... is there a " disadvantage " to converting from child to adult for

a child who is 18, but still in school?

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> Just wondering ... there seems to be an advantage - more uses for the funds;

but might there be a disadvantage that might cause someone to wait until the

child is out of school?

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