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...
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...
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 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...
What happens when the day program closes and nobody tells you what’s next Nearly three in ten disability service providers discontinued programs because they could not staff them. There is...
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,...
What Grandparents and Extended Family Need to Know About Inheritance A plain-language guide for the relatives who love your adult and want to leave them something. Why a direct gift...
What Happens at a Guardianship Hearing Court procedure, demystified. The petition you draft, the evaluation that gets ordered, the questions the judge actually asks, and the evidence that decides whether...
Voting Rights and Civic Participation for Autistic Adults Autism and intellectual disability do not automatically disqualify anyone from voting, even under full guardianship in most states. That fact gets violated...
Understanding Long Waitlists and What to Do While You Wait The HCBS waiver waitlist is rationing dressed in administrative language. The wait is real, the wait is long, and the...
