Today, we’re sitting down with one of your favorite guests, Paul Curley, to get into the details of the ABLE Age Adjustment Act, which passed as a part of SECURE 2.0 in December 2022.

It’s April, which is recognized as Autism Acceptance Month. Last week, when we talked to Sara, she let us onto another way to celebrate April, by rebranding it as Autism Action Month.

Joyce’s idea of reaching out to Autistic people and Autistic families this month to provide direct support was absolutely spot-on. For a lot of people listening, you are those families.

So today we’re going to talk about other ways to take action during Autism Action month and beyond. Ways you can engage in democracy and continue to make your financial life and the lives of your children better not just now, but in the future.

We’re so excited that the ABLE Age Adjustment Act passed, but there’s still a lot of work to do, and Paul teaches us some of the best areas to focus on as we interact with our legislators.

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Difference between Autism Acceptance & Autism Awareness: https://momautismmoney.com/autism-acceptance-vs-autism-awareness/

Find out how to contact your federal and state legislators: https://www.lwv.org/take-action/find-your-elected-officials

IRS publication 907 can help you learn more about ABLE accounts: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-publication-907

Follow Joyce’s work: https://www.mystayathomeadventures.com/

Follow Brynne’s work: https://femmefrugality.com/

Read The Feminist Financial Handbook: https://amzn.to/2s0utTt

Sara Bradford is an Autistic woman with an Autistic family. Everyone from her husband to her two children are on the spectrum.

Living in Utah, Sara has been uniquely equipped to navigate the state’s difficult and often inadequate systems for her autistic family, and even still has faced exclusion at various points. But she marches on to try to change things in her community and make them better.

Today we’ll cover all kinds of issues Sara has dealt with while raising her family, from diagnosis to schooling to police violence and beyond.

Autism consulting for families from SJ Childs LLC: https://sjchilds.org/

Listen to the SJ Childs Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sj-childs-show/id1559173761

Read Sara’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/SJ-Childs/author/B07YBMJ5YW

Join the Autism Advocates Support Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/795894134284656/

Full episode transcript: https://momautismmoney.com/sara-bradford/

What happens when a financial planning firm is both Autistic-centered and Autistic-owned?

Planning Across the Spectrum is what happens.

Planning Across the Spectrum is a full-service financial planning firm that can help you do all the traditional things like plan for retirement, establish life insurance to take care of your children after you’re gone, and manage your investments. But they do so much more on top of these traditional services.

They can help you navigate benefits, Medicaid waivers, and plan for unique situations like getting the supports and savings your child may need to move out of your home and live independently. They’ve even got a neurdiversity index fund!

Joining us to educate us about all the services is Liz Yoder, Director of Financial Planning.

Planning Across the Spectrum’s website: https://planningacrossthespectrum.com/

Follow Planning Across the Spectrum on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planningacrossthespectrum

Check out more info on the Neurodiversity Index: https://planningacrossthespectrum.com/intro-neurodiversity-index/

Listen to the Two Autistic$ Talk Money podcast: https://www.twoautisticstalkmoney.com/

Full episode transcript: https://momautismmoney.com/planning-across-the-spectrum/