‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price

‘It’s Pretty Brutal’: The Sandwich Generation Pays a Price

When Tanya Brice’s mother moved into her apartment in Owings Mills, Md., five years ago, she was already caring for twin toddlers, one of whom has autism and an intellectual disability, and a teenage son. Brice, 43, is a single mom, and was supporting the household on...
I worry about how to care for my brother with autism and his mental health when my parents are gone

I worry about how to care for my brother with autism and his mental health when my parents are gone

My parents have long avoided having the talk with me about how I can take care of my older brother when they are gone. Daniel, who is 29 and on the autism spectrum, needs full-time supervision and someone is always at home with him — my mom, my dad or me. But I worry...
How A T-Shirt Company Built An Inclusive, Visual Workplace With Trello

How A T-Shirt Company Built An Inclusive, Visual Workplace With Trello

Caregiving isn’t just a family thing, it’s everything we do to help people with disabilities thrive in the world. Here’s a great case study on how one business creates an environment that helps employees with autism do their best work. Each year,...
Autistic New Yorkers Share Their Stim-Toy Stories With ‘Aftereffect’

Autistic New Yorkers Share Their Stim-Toy Stories With ‘Aftereffect’

After an autistic man’s stim toy was mistaken for a gun, with tragic results, NPR’s Aftereffects looked into how people’s stim toys impact their every day life. When you feel overwhelmed with sensory input, as a lot of autistic people often feel,...
What it’s like to have a sister with special-needs, aka Boo-Bear

What it’s like to have a sister with special-needs, aka Boo-Bear

Ellery and Clare are sisters to Gilly, who has special needs. Gilly has high-needs autism meaning that she will never work or live independently. She requires constant 24-hour care and supervision. For Clare and Ellery, being Gilly’s sister has shaped how they...
Raising the Bar and Unseating Bias

Raising the Bar and Unseating Bias

Helen Adeosun just raised $1.5 million dollars for her startup, CareAcademy.com*. As a black female entrepreneur, she’s challenging the norms: on average black women raise only $36,000 for their startups in comparison to $1.3 million dollars raised by a white male for...
What’s your type?

What’s your type?

Moms of special needs kids come in all shapes, sizes and types. What kind of (super) mom are you? Rabbi Rebecca Einstein Schorr blogs at This Messy Life. This former career-driven mother of three became a reluctant stay-at-home-mom when her autistic son and his two...
New Report Discovers That the Media Normalizes the Murders of People with Disabilities

New Report Discovers That the Media Normalizes the Murders of People with Disabilities

Read any news report, and you’ll notice people who murder disabled relatives often claim “hardship” to justify their crimes—what disability rights activists call the “mercy killing” defense. And commonly, the courts will cite the victim’s disability as a reason for...