How do you get thru, knowing things are not going to get better & this your life everyday?

My only issues I told them I really am concerned about is the have I started conservatorship/Guardianship I did talk with a lawyer, and I believe a financial planner for special needs community. financial planner was like you may want to think about some things we don't own a house and I don't have any assets I let his teachers know as well and then I don't have that type of money to shell out for that. I will think about again

Are there any moms who have had to leave a job to care for their child with ASD? If so, how did you manage with the financial aspect? I work a 40+ hr job a week and have to take time Doff to take my son to his therapies. He is currently getting therapy twice a week for two hours but will be entering ABA soon and the hours required are pretty much a job itself. To top it off my son has a low immune system so he gets sick a lot... needless to say so far I miss quite a bit of time from work. I need… read more

What sort of help / aid (financial or otherwise) is available for my 14 year old son with PDD NOS
My adopted son is 14, has PDD NOS, OCD, ADHD, Expressive & Receptive Language disorder, Sensory Integration issues, Attachment Disorder & FAS. In addition, he has some serious dental issues. His sister has severe anxiety disorder with selective mutism. Both have IEPs and get support from their schools, but everything else has come from us so far
My husband and I both work full time and so we have… read more

Hello, hope all is well with everyone. I was wondering if anyone here has gone through the process to become the qualified caregiver through IHSS for a child with autism? Also, has anyone qualified for “Protective Supervision" of children with special needs? The americanaadvocacygroup.com, AAG, claims they can assist at every stage of this process. Does anyone know if they are legit?

Dear MyAutismTeam friends,

Please see this just-released study which details the financial cost to the U.S. of caring for individuals with autism across the lifespan. This is valuable information to share with education and political officials. Very little planning is being done, as we all know.

This is the big question that hovers over all of us.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/07/15...

Best wishes,

Martha Gabler
Autism Parent
www.autismchaostocalm.com

So, I saw this add for a program for our kids that claims 100% positive results. Apparently, it is tailored to each individual child to take specific steps to improve their behavior, diets, social skills, etc. without the use of ABA. I had a one on one call with the founder last week and she claims to have a daughter on the spectrum that has learned to thrive through her program and her website touts other testimonials of people who have seen social, emotional, and verbal improvements in their… read more