Online Resources for the Autism Community

https://www.aacap.org/aacap/families_and_youth/resource_centers/autism_resource_center/home.aspx https://www.justgreatlawyers.com/students-with-autism http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/resources https://www.thezebra.com/traveling-autism/...

What's a Health Care Proxy and Why Do I Need One?

If you become incapacitated, who will make your medical decisions? A health care proxy allows you to appoint someone else to act as your agent for medical decisions. It will ensure that your medical treatment instructions are carried out, and it is especially...

Invite Others to Contribute to the Trust

When parents ponder how to provide for their child with special needs, they sometimes forget one of the key advantages of a special needs trust that is created while the parents are still alive: the trust can be the recipient not just of the obvious assets that are...

How to Deal With Student Loan Debt as You Age

The number of older Americans with student loan debt – either theirs or someone else’s — is growing. Sadly, learning how to deal with this debt is now a fact of life for many seniors heading into retirement. According to a study by the Consumer Financial...

A Tax Break to Help Working Caregivers Pay for Day Care

Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a dependent parent, or a child with a disability, but there is a tax credit available to help working caregivers defray the costs of day care (called “adult day...

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income. For 2019, the maximum federal SSI benefit is $771a month for an individual and $1,157 a month for a couple (normally, the amounts go up...