Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Would the person who posted the below - please clarify who told you the child wouldn't qualify based on IQ. The agency is supposed to evaluate the individual BEFORE disqualifying.... I have a friend at HHSC who would like more info on this -- because IF they did on the IQ alone and parent was thus on the wrong list - they may be able to get him to the top of the right list... Anyway - please reply to me if you would like to be in contact with my friend there to help sort that out for you. Sincerely, M. Guppy>> CReece,> > Thank you for sharing the information. I'll do just that.> > Yes, my son is on the CLASS list. But get this.....there is a little bit> more to the story. Although my son qualified for the HCS program based on> level of need(LON)/level of care(LOC). The IQ disqualified him. > > However, his level of need(LON)/level of care(LOC) will be the disqualifying> factor from the CLASS program. Not the IQ. > > That is what parents are saying when they talk of getting to the top of the> next list(normally CLASS) just to find out that they are also ineligible.> > There are a few surprises with the programs.> > Jackie M. GuppyMy autism journey isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.... Texas Autism Advocacy: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org "There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No one should live in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive education. Everyone should. We cannot determine who does and who does not get the right to make their own choices and forge their own futures. All must." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 , HCS refused my son based on IQ level. In order to qualify for HCS as the rules are interpeted by the MHMR agencies you have to have an IQ level qualifying for MR. The evaluation method is an IQ test. Nagla > > Would the person who posted the below - please clarify who told you the child wouldn't qualify based on IQ. The agency is supposed to evaluate the individual BEFORE disqualifying.... > > I have a friend at HHSC who would like more info on this -- because IF they did on the IQ alone and parent was thus on the wrong list - they may be able to get him to the top of the right list... > > Anyway - please reply to me if you would like to be in contact with my friend there to help sort that out for you. > > > Sincerely, > M. Guppy > > > > CReece, > > > > Thank you for sharing the information. I'll do just that. > > > > Yes, my son is on the CLASS list. But get this.....there is a little bit > > more to the story. Although my son qualified for the HCS program based on > > level of need(LON)/level of care(LOC). The IQ disqualified him. > > > > However, his level of need(LON)/level of care(LOC) will be the disqualifying > > factor from the CLASS program. Not the IQ. > > > > That is what parents are saying when they talk of getting to the top of the > > next list(normally CLASS) just to find out that they are also ineligible. > > > > There are a few surprises with the programs. > > > > Jackie > > > M. Guppy > My autism journey isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.... > Texas Autism Advocacy: www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org > " There are some aspects of a person's life that we have no right to compromise. We cannot negotiate the size of an institution. No one should live in one. We cannot debate who should get an inclusive education. Everyone should. We cannot determine who does and who does not get the right to make their own choices and forge their own futures. All must. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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