Building a Neuro-Inclusive Housing Market: The Evidence and a Case for Action

• By: Denise D. Resnik First Place AZ/First Place Global Toyosi Adesoye, JD/MPA First Place Global Leadership Institute
• September 25th, 2026
• community-based services, HCBS settings rule, housing, housing policy, i/dd, neurodivergent adults, rental assistance, supportive housing
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Adults with autism and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), including those with profound autism, are a growing population with well-documented housing needs.1,2 Despite decades of deinstitutionalization and investment in community-based services, a purpose-built housing market has...

From Crisis Response to Proactive Planning: Building Sustainable Housing for Autistic Adults

• By: Denise D. Resnik First Place AZ/First Place Global Desiree Kameka Galloway Autism Housing Network
• September 15th, 2025
• affordable housing, Fall 2025 Issue, housing, intellectual and developmental disabilities, neuro-inclusive communities, proactive planning, supportive services
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Sarah Pope, CEO of SOS Care, spent years watching families in South Carolina face an impossible choice: Keep their autistic adult children at home indefinitely or place them in the next available group home regardless of fit. As a parent, she knew this system was failing everyone. So, she acted by...