What Will You Do When I’m Gone?

Neurodiversity

Is Technology Hurting the Neurodiverse?

Erik Raschke on December 20, 2023

An expert offers advice on parenting the neurodiverse in the digital age.

An expert offers advice on parenting the neurodiverse in the digital age.

Autism

Support Is Not Control

Erik Raschke on August 22, 2023

Personal Perspective: The importance of self-determination for the disabled and how one autism advocate is putting self-determination at the forefront of her political campaign.

Personal Perspective: The importance of self-determination for the disabled and how one autism advocate is putting self-determination at the forefront of her political campaign.

Autism

The Evolution of an Autism Self-Advocate

Erik Raschke on March 6, 2023

How one autism self-advocate changed over a decade of fighting for disability rights.

How one autism self-advocate changed over a decade of fighting for disability rights.

Self-Esteem

The Damage Caused by Infantilizing the Disabled

Erik Raschke on August 31, 2022

Think you are kind to disabled people? You might actually be infantilizing them.

Think you are kind to disabled people? You might actually be infantilizing them.

Autism

Creating Financial Independence for Grown Children with Autism

Erik Raschke on July 29, 2022

Worried about how to provide for your disabled child in the future? Tips from a successful wealth manager on how he provided financial independence for his two sons with autism.

Worried about how to provide for your disabled child in the future? Tips from a successful wealth manager on how he provided financial independence for his two sons with autism.

Autism

How One Mother Gave Her Son With Autism Financial Independence

Erik Raschke on July 21, 2022

Does creating financial independence for your disabled child seem like a fantasy? This single mother and financial planner made financial independence for her son a reality.

Does creating financial independence for your disabled child seem like a fantasy? This single mother and financial planner made financial independence for her son a reality.

Autism

How War and Displacement Traumatize People With Autism

Erik Raschke on May 9, 2022

The war in Ukraine is traumatic, but, for people with autism, the trauma is multiplied.

The war in Ukraine is traumatic, but, for people with autism, the trauma is multiplied.

Autism

The Necessity of Neurodiverse Celebrities

Erik Raschke on April 22, 2022

How the cast of "As We See It" showed my autistic son that celebrities (and role models) can be on the spectrum.

How the cast of "As We See It" showed my autistic son that celebrities (and role models) can be on the spectrum.

Autism

Electing Technology for My Son's Independence

Erik Raschke on January 28, 2022

What happens when Amazon becomes your caregiver?

What happens when Amazon becomes your caregiver?

Caregiving

What Is a Life Lived Entirely for Another?

Erik Raschke on January 7, 2022

What is a life lived entirely for your severely disabled child? Johanne Powell spent 37 years caring full-time for her daughter. Then her daughter died.

What is a life lived entirely for your severely disabled child? Johanne Powell spent 37 years caring full-time for her daughter. Then her daughter died.

Beauty

The Simple Sustainable Beauty of a Disabled Community

Erik Raschke on December 10, 2021

Daniela Morse challenges conceptions while building on some of the oldest ideas on what a community should be.

Daniela Morse challenges conceptions while building on some of the oldest ideas on what a community should be.

Autism

How One Mother Built a Residential Community for Her Son

Erik Raschke on December 3, 2021

Worried that residential homes are the end of the road for people with disabilities? One mother has made her residential community a launching pad instead.

Worried that residential homes are the end of the road for people with disabilities? One mother has made her residential community a launching pad instead.