Adulthood Isn’t a Birthday: The Systems That Make Financial Autonomy Possible for Autistic Adults

• By: Joshua W.J. Brown Writer, Filmmaker, and Independent Researcher
• September 25th, 2026
• autistic adults, disability support, executive functioning, financial autonomy, financial systems, guardianship alternatives, independence, supported decision-making
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I became a legal adult on a birthday. Financial autonomy took longer. Those two things are constantly treated as though they happen at the same moment. At eighteen, the law can recognize a person as capable of signing contracts, opening accounts, consenting to services, travelling, working,...

ASN Fall 2013 Issue

• October 1st, 2013
• advocacy, autism services, disability support, family caregivers, financial planning, healthcare costs, public benefits, social services
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"Managing the Financial Needs of Autism"   Articles in This...

The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation’s Latest Signature Programs Focus on Supporting by Educating Adults Living with Autism

• By: Linda J. Walder, Esq. The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
• January 1st, 2013
• adult autism services, college inclusion, community participation, disability support, independent travel, public transportation, self-advocacy, social skills development, travel
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The Daniel Jordan Fiddle (DJF) Foundation has entered its second decade of developing, advocating for and funding unique and groundbreaking initiatives that benefit the lives of adults living with autism spectrum. Exciting new collaborations with the nation’s leading advocacy organizations and...