Special Needs News

Learn what supported living services are, who they help, what supports are included, how Medicaid HCBS waivers may pay, and how to find and evaluate programs for adults with disabilities.

A guardian ad litem (GAL) is not the same as a legal guardian. A legal guardian has ongoing authority over a person's life. A GAL has a narrower job: investigating, reporting, [...]

For years, one of the most useful financial tools available to people with disabilities was largely out of reach of veterans. The reason was simple and frustrating: eligibility rules ignored [...]

Retirement plans often make up a significant portion of assets. Can a retirement plan be put into a special needs trust? As with many legal questions, the answer is "it depends." 

Anyone who has filled out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) knows that there is nothing simple about the application process. Adding a special needs trust to a [...]

Due to Medicaid expansion and a rise in autism diagnoses, applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy has seen huge spending increases as well as fraud, making it vital for parents to ensure [...]

If your child's autism clinic stops accepting Medicaid, act fast. Learn your rights, how to find a new provider, and how to document and appeal to protect medically necessary applied behavior [...]

A personal injury settlement can jeopardize Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Learn when to consider a first-party special needs trust, how structured settlements can be paid to [...]

A new study suggests that autism may be just as prevalent among girls and boys, but that girls have generally been diagnosed later than boys.

Here are 11 common acronyms in special needs planning and what to expect when you encounter them.