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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sister is a bit older and like this. My parents tried to protect her for years by putting her in her own apartment and supporting her since she can’t hold a job. They turned a blind eye to all that was happening with her being there alone, unable to make appropriate social decisions, provide appropriate self care, have no purpose, etc.

What a mess. When my parents passed away I could not have her living with us — she has other issues because being on the spectrum. She has been moved around in group homes and hates it, but we can’t bring her here because we can’t handle her (she also has bipolar and perhaps schizophrenia). I feel bad but this is the only choice. My parents never wanted to assume guardianship over her, so technically she is in charge of making her own decisions — this was not a smart move on their part. There is no guarantee that she won’t be kicked out of the group home. They do not have to keep here there, and she did get evicted from one for her bipolar outbursts. My parents left money for her in a trust but I cannot put her in her own apartment again as she wants knowing that it was disastrous when they tried that with her before.

It’s a horrible situation and we also went through the period of no one helping. One thing that did help some was her going on SSDI and her waiver support coordinator helped find her the group homes [/quote]

This is exactly what we are up against, I fear. She does not have bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, but otherwise this would be exactly our situation, down to the trust and my inability to put her in her own apartment in the future. What is a waiver support coordinator and how can I go about finding one? [/quote]

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