Thank you for putting a spotlight on this issue. I’m a caregiving mom of a 10 year old and ‘where will he live and who will care about him when I’m not here’ is at the forefront of my mind every day. We need solutions, this issue is not going away and in fact is growing, as this podcast highlights. Kudos to each of you for sharing our loud! And thank you!
This is a great topic! Creating an inclusive and accepting community is what we should all strive for. Honestly, I do not know many...maybe ANY...neurotypical college age adults that can afford $1800/month unless their parents are paying. Do it as an alternative to dorm living, maybe? Or maybe you have better paying jobs there so everyone has mad money?
This is a great concept, but what if your son/daughter needs more hands on care, like assistance with toileting or bathing. Even though this is my situation, I really am inspired by this and want to pursue this with my group of parents. I think my adult stepson would just need a bit more support.
Do they have this in AZ? I would get a home right now to do this. I worked with kids with autism and i feel for the parents on how much stress this could be.
This all I think of everyday. What will happen once our son graduates high school. This is such an important topic!! Ours is on the severe end. Does this company include the more severe in this housing model?
It’s a good idea. Autists actually like to socialize with similar people’s. Only problem is they are stubborn and over react and are very bad at house cleaning and cooking and such. Rooming houses are very bad psychologically. Maybe build a similar house near AANE in Watertown, MA based on the social model they have inside the non profit. Living alone in subsidized housing is BAD for autists and leads to a huge mess, hoarding and isolation. Also disability benefits then autists into under achievers - I know several such victims of the disability movement who could have worked if life had just forced them to try. Most help for autists is aimed at children of rich white couples. And no as an autist I personally don’t like that an autist person moved in next door - it’s annoying. Most autists are hoarders and will trash the apartment.
Hi. It's kind of funny... the "Living Trust" video you did a year ago popped up in my feed.. and I watched it hoping it will help us understand the best course of action for our son... so I went to your page and to search your videos hoping to find something more specific for our situation. "Neurodivergent" stuck out! Our son is 26... he is on the spectrum, verbal, but with the cognitive function of a 5 to 8 year old with additional medical complications (heart, joint/muscle, disc degeneration). So "independent living" is really not an option. We're also fortunate that he has 3 willing and able siblings to take on his daily care when we no longer can. Of course, like most others, I had to end my career when he aged out of the school system because there really are no available caregivers in our state (VA). My question is... how do we set up our finances for our son's future? I'm 48 with disabilities... my husband's 56 next month with diabetes. Life insurance isn't an option for either of us. Our income is half what it was... and we're working the debt snowball (households with disabilities have unforseen expenses). We aren't sure where to start. Can you point me where I'm headed?
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