The Right to the Ordinary: Money, Choice, and Dignity for Autistic Adults

• By: Libby Traynor, LCSW All Abilities Beloved & Respected, Inc. (AABR)
• September 25th, 2026
• autistic adults, community inclusion, debit cards, dignity of risk, disability rights, financial autonomy, financial planning, supported decision-making
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Andrew recently spent a night in New York City. It was a staycation — a Broadway show, dinner in Manhattan, an overnight stay at a Times Square hotel, and shopping for souvenirs. Andrew is a young autistic man supported by AABR, and during this particular trip, something new was in his...

Building Financial Autonomy While Guarding Against Exploitation: Practical Tools for Autistic and I/DD Adults and Families

• By: Greg Wilson aSuggestion for Wellness & Care
• September 25th, 2026
• autism financial literacy, caregiver support, digital safety tools, financial autonomy, financial exploitation, I/DD adults, special needs planning, transition to adulthood
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Financial security is one of the most critical, yet frequently overlooked, competencies of independent living for autistic individuals and those with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). As young adults transition out of secondary education and into adult services, conversations...

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,...