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How to Help Your Child With Autism Build and Keep Friendships
...afraid of the fire drill. Autistic children often understand loyalty and kindness deeply but miss the smaller exchange: friendship isn't just someone you're...over time. Spelling it out plainly works: "A friend is someone you like spending time...
Lifestyle > Art
Art Therapy for Autism: Evidence-Based Benefits and Methods
...using the process of creating to practice skills that translate outside the session. A child who learns to tolerate the unpredictability of wet paint spreading on paper is building frustration tolerance. A child who draws their family and then talks about what each person is doing is practicing perspective-taking....
News > Lifestyle
Announcing: Shannon Rose and Triumph Over Adversity
From his voice, you wouldn't know Shannon Rose has a life-threatening disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. And after speaking with him, you'd know that he doesn't let this diagnosis get in his way. Rose says, "Since the age of birth, I've always had an interesting life."...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
DBT Skills for Caregivers Managing Intense Emotions
You're two hours into a meltdown, your child is screaming, the insurance company just denied the third appeal, and you can feel yourself unraveling. The advice to "practice self-care" or "take deep breaths"...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Movement and Sensory Breaks for Neurodivergent Adults at Work
...manage sensory overload, and sustain focus through tasks that demand extended concentration. When you fight your body's need to move or stim, you're spending cognitive resources on sitting still instead of on the work itself. Why Neurodivergent Brains Need Movement and Sensory Input. Neurodivergent nervous...
Lifestyle > Relationships
Healthy Relationship Dynamics for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
...pushes you to decide before you're ready, they're not respecting your right to choose. Consent applies to everything in a relationship. Physical touch, spending time together, sharing personal information, how you spend your money. If someone makes decisions for you without asking, or acts like your "no" doesn't...
Lifestyle > Independence
Money Management Skills for Teens with Intellectual Disabilities
...supposed to master first. If they receive cash but don't count it, begin with coin and bill identification. If they count accurately but don't track spending, budgeting comes next. If they use a debit card...
Legal > Housing
Rent Burden and Affordable Housing Access for People with Disabilities
...price does not exist. The median one-bedroom apartment rent in the United States is approximately $1,700 per month. That means someone on SSI would be spending over 175% of their entire monthly income just on rent, before utilities, food, or any other cost of living. SSDI recipients fare slightly better numerically,...
Financial > Financial Planning
Special Needs Planning for Sudden Wealth: Settlements, Inheritances, and Windfalls
...immediately. Medicaid coverage follows within weeks in most states. The recipient keeps the money, but loses access to the programs that fund daily support. Spending the money down to $2,000 restores eligibility, but that defeats the purpose of the settlement. The goal is to preserve the funds for future needs...
Financial > Financial Planning
Leaving Money to a Child with a Disability in Your Will: Common Mistakes to Avoid
...housing, medical care, or long-term support. The program sees the asset and terminates eligibility. Once benefits stop, reinstating them requires spending down the inheritance to below the asset limit, which defeats the purpose of leaving the money in the first place. Your child burns through their inheritance...
Career > Interviewing
Video Interview Accommodations for Sensory and Communication Disabilities
...being required to show your physical space Noise accommodations, including permission to use headphones or request that interviewers mute when not speaking Format changes: Receiving interview questions in writing 24–48 hours before the session Extended time to answer questions,...
Career > Advancement
Speaking Up When Disability Isn't the Problem But Gets Blamed Anyway
How to redirect performance conversations when managers attribute unrelated issues to disability rather than addressing actual problems.