by Tamara | Aug 13, 2022 | Kids Money Skills
Money mindset and the ability to overcome mental blocks can be a game changer in personal finance. So why not help your autistic teen develop a positive money mindset right from the beginning? Having a good money mindset can set your teen up for a successful future...
by Tamara | Aug 7, 2022 | Kids Money Skills
My parents were great with managing their money, and they taught my brother and me by example. However, they didn’t really take the time to truly “teach” us about personal finance. As a certified financial educator, I believe it’s incredibly important that every...
by Tamara | Jul 24, 2022 | Parenting
Having a child who has either autism or ADHD, or both, is really stressful for many parents. It can be overwhelming at times. So how can you best manage stress as a parent of an autistic child who also has ADHD? Why is having an autistic child with ADHD so stressful?...
by Tamara | Jul 16, 2022 | Behaviors
One of the more common traits of autistic people is their development of a special interest. This could be almost anything from computers to trains to animals or anything that catches the focus of the individual. For your autistic child, encouraging their special...
by Tamara | Jul 6, 2022 | Finances
Having an autistic child is difficult for so many parents. One way is financially. You have to pay more out-of-pocket for care and services and tend to bring in less income. If your autistic child is considered severe, they may qualify for Supplemental Security Income...
by Tamara | Jul 5, 2022 | Parenting
When you have an autistic child, your world becomes more complicated. You have more appointments, and you have to keep track of so much more paperwork and correspondence. How can you better organize all of the paperwork for the care of your autistic child and for your...
by Tamara | Jul 5, 2022 | Finances, Long-term planning
As parents, we are concerned about the future for our autistic children — especially when we are no longer able to care for them. We worry about their shelter, finances, medical care and more. This becomes more complicated if our children are receiving or will receive...
by Tamara | Jul 4, 2022 | Budgeting, Finances
It seems like our life revolves around medical appointments for my son with autism and ADHD: ongoing cognitive therapy, medication management from his psychiatrist and nutritionist sessions, to name a few. How do I plan for all of this from a financial perspective? I...