Ten ABA agencies refused to serve my son: when the system isn’t built for severe autism A mother in California counted the refusals. Ten agencies, each saying they lacked qualified...
Why Your IEP Transition Plan Is Probably Failing (And What to Fix) Research on IEP transition plans finds an average of roughly three goals per student, with barely more than...
Why ERs and police become the default crisis response There is no missing phone number that would have prevented most of these calls. There is a missing service system, and...
When Your Adult Has No Friends: Practical Steps for Connection Friendship is not a count. Connection is what the post is about. Why the social-skills-training era over-counted, what supported social...
When waiting lists act like policy tools A waiting list is not a queue that eventually empties. On an HCBS waiver, it is a rationing mechanism, sized by legislative appropriation,...
When case managers cannot approve what you need Your case manager is not the wall. Your case manager is standing in front of the wall, absorbing your frustration for a...
When an autistic adult is forced to stay home all day “No day program available” is written on a denial letter like a scheduling inconvenience. Lived at home, it is...
When Adults Are Diagnosed Late: Supporting Families Discovering Autism After Childhood A diagnosis at 34 doesn’t come with the paperwork trail a diagnosis at 4 does. Families discovering autism after...
When ‘community integration’ becomes isolation The progress note says twenty hours of community integration this month. The reality is twenty hours of sitting in a van outside a store while...
When your adult regresses after losing services A cut service does not just leave a gap in a schedule. For many adults, it shows up weeks later as lost words,...
