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...
by Tamara | Jul 3, 2022 | Finances, Health Care
What is the one of the first things you have to do when your child is accepted to your state’s Medicaid Waiver program? Choose a case management company, who will assign a case manager to you. Yet, how do you select a case manager and then what is the best way to work...
by Tamara | Jul 2, 2022 | Behaviors
Autistic children generally are challenged by social situations. Many times, they lack the skills to be able to navigate unpredictable responses or don’t know how to approach another person in a certain situation. So how can you help your child increase their social...
by Tamara | Jun 29, 2022 | Finances, Long-term planning
As a parent to an autistic child, you wish you would be around forever to take care of them. Unfortunately, none of us have that option. That is why we have to start today to secure our children’s future. So what can you do today to prepare for your autistic...
by Tamara | Jun 26, 2022 | Finances
Applying, interviewing and getting a first part-time job is big step for any teenager. When your teenager has autism, it seems even bigger and is a very important step toward independence. Yet, having a first job means a lot of social and other learning. Some...
by Tamara | Jun 12, 2022 | Behaviors
Summertime is a fun time for many kids, being able to have more unstructured time and not having to focus on schoolwork. Yet, for our autistic and ADHD children, this time of year can be a time of some regression, or you can provide some structure and learning...