I Am The Ghost of Your Future
A Letter to Special Needs parents from the neurotypical sibling. No one likes to talk about what is going to happen when I am no longer here. Who is going...
Planning & Advice
Financial Planning: For Those Who Are at the Starting Line
Financial Planning I have always been a big thinker and quite an emotion-filled person. Even as a young person, I was the one to feel the worst when summer ended,...
9 Things You Need to Know to Maximize Your Child’s Benefits
9 Things You Need to Know to Maximize Your Child’s Benefits Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare benefits are critical pieces of the financial base that will provide your child with...
What the Federal Tax Overhaul Means for Families with Special Needs
Late last year, Congress passed the biggest federal tax overhaul in decades, a change which is unofficially referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Originally intended...
Social Security Benefits: Understanding How To Work?
Social Security Benefits It Works to Work Work provides them a lot of benefits: a way to use one’s talents and contribute, a place to build peer relationships and even...
Simple Ideas to Help You When You Face Financial Hardships
Dealing with Financial Hardships When You Have to Take Time Off from Work Many families today are only one paycheck away from financial hardships. When you are caring for a...
How to Select a Special Needs Attorney
When selecting a special needs attorney, the legal concerns faced by families with special needs are often complicated and emotion-laden. The outcomes can have lifelong implications for a loved one...
Group Homes: Can My Experience Help You?
How much can you do from the grave? In today’s podcast, I’m speaking with Louis Burman who has a son with multiple disabilities and requires full-time supervision. Four years ago, on the...
Does Your Child Qualify for Supplemental Security Income? Dispelling Misconceptions
Supplemental Security (SSI) is a federal program that distributes monthly cash payments for food and shelter to qualifying individuals with disabilities. Eligibility is based on both a determination of “disability”...
“Instruction Manual” for Your Child with Special Needs
[Listen to Podcast] Do you have a detailed “instruction manual” for your child with special needs? Or, do you have an “everything binder” with information about all-things-your-child? Today, we’re talking...