Tips for Planning Financial Security Beyond Childhood

• By: Christin Kennedy, BS, BCaBA Kennedy ABA
• September 25th, 2026
• ABLE accounts, adult Medicaid, autism financial planning, financial independence, guardianship alternatives, special needs trust, SSI benefits, transition to adulthood
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The financial systems that support a child mostly disappear at eighteen. Here's how families can plan for the system that replaces them. Most of the financial planning conversations that happen in early intervention and school-age ABA services are, understandably, focused on the here and now:...

Tax and Financial Planning for Autistic Individuals and Their Families: Current Policy and Practical Considerations

• By: William Leonelli, EdD, MS, CPA Harry M. Voulgarakis, PhD, BCBA-D St. Joseph's University, New York
• September 25th, 2026
• ABLE accounts, autism financial planning, disability savings, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Saver's Credit, self-employment, SSI benefits, tax planning
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Autistic individuals and their families may face unique financial and tax-related considerations, particularly when public benefits, self-employment, disability-related savings, and changing federal tax laws intersect. Recent changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) make it especially...

Creating Innovative Housing Models Using Medicaid State Plan Services

• By: Catherine Boyle, MA, CGS Autism Housing Pathways
• July 1st, 2013
• autism housing solutions, disability services funding, housing affordability, housing policy advocacy, independent living supports, Medicaid state plan services, Section 8 housing, SSI benefits, supportive housing, voucher, waiver
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Approximately 90% of adults with autism are not employed full-time or are underemployed, and more than 80% of young adults with autism live in the family home (1). Nationally, the cost of a studio apartment is 90% of the federal SSI payment rate (2). Finding workable housing solutions for...