Will Bequeathing a Home or an Asset to a Loved One with a Disability Affect Their Benefits?
Many individuals ask if leaving a home or an asset in their will to a loved one with disabilities will mess up their social security or other disability benefits, including Medicaid. As special needs financial planners, we hear this question…
Financial Planning 101
We are excited to announce the newest AHN Sponsor, Planning Across the Spectrum. They specialize in providing certified financial planning advice and services to those with special needs and disabilities, including autism. Below you will find answers to many of…
Special Needs Trust: Reasons to Use a Corporate Trustee
Many families consider establishing a trust for the future of their child or loved one with special needs. One extremely important consideration when establishing a trust is who to name as trustee. Obligations of a Trustee Trustees must uphold professional…
Challenges Autistic Adults Face at Work and How Employers Can Help
There are approximately 5.5 million autistic adults in the United States according to the CDC. Autism is a lifelong condition, but it does not need to stop these individuals from achieving their dreams and living a normal life. Many autistic…
Home, My Way: Our Home – Cathedral Park Cohousing Community
Housing for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities has been shifting throughout the past few years towards more variety and choices in housing and support services. These changes encourage more freedom of choice and allow individuals to live their best…
Jason’s Story: A Struggle to Find a Home When Autistic Adults Have Limited Options
"You are ineligible for funding because you have moderate support needs. Therefore, you cannot live here." This message has been consistently repeated to my friend, Jason, while searching for a permanent home after living with his parents his entire life.…
Autism After 21 “Did You Know” Campaign
About the Campaign Every April, in celebration of National Autism Acceptance Month, Madison House Autism Foundation launches a month-long education campaign to promote greater understanding and acceptance of adults with autism. This year, our Autism After 21 education campaign, Did…
Autism Housing Network Featured in Recently-Published Book, Hard Landings
Cammie McGovern knows firsthand the challenges and worries in facing a future for a child becoming an adult with autism and intellectual disability. Her recently-published book, Hard Landings, expands on her experience raising her son Ethan and the vast research…
Autism Awareness or Acceptance is not enough. We need help!
What comes to mind when you hear the word “autism?” Perhaps you envision your elementary classmate who would always plug his ears; or a video on YouTube of the screaming toddler; or perhaps even Dr. Shaun Murphy from the hit…