Resources

ABLE (Achieving A Better Life Experience)

-Five Things You Need to Know About Able

Caregiver Necessities

-Parent’s Guide to Letter of Intent

-Letter of Intent: A Personal History and Future Planning Document

Enrichment Growth Tools

-AASPIRE After the Visit Worksheet

-Ausome Connections: Friendships On the Spectrum

-UMASS Medical Healthcare Coverage for Adults with Autism

-Autism Healthcare Accommodation Letter Example

-Autism Works Housing Roadmap

-Budget Plan (Good visual worksheet)

-Community-Based Skills Assessment

-Financial Planning Toolkit

-Money Management for Young Adults

-Making A Doctor’s Appointment Worksheet

-South Valley ASD Adult Resource Guide

-Staying Healthy Nutrition Kit

-Symptoms Worksheet

-What to bring to your appointment Checklist

Federation for Children with Special Needs

-Family TIES Resource Directory

Guardianship

-2021 Guardianship and Supported Decision Making

-2023 Guardianship Timeline and Documents

-Guardianship and Alternatives Webinar Recording

-Resources on Guardianship

Guide to Family Support

-Family Guide with QR Code

-Family Guide QR Code CHINESE

-Family Guide QR Code HAITIAN CREOLE

-Family Guide QR Code SPANISH

-Family Guide QR Code VIETNAMESE

Housing

-Accessory Dwelling Unit

-Affordable Housing 101

-Applying for Housing Training

-Autism Speaks Transition Roadmap to Housing and Residential Supports

-Homeless Education Brochure 2022

-Housing Application

-Housing Search Guide for People with Disabilities in Massachusetts

-Housing Search Strategies

-Massachusetts State Supplemental Program Request for Access to SSP Client Record and Information

-School Contacts to Address Homelessness

-Department of Housing and Community Development Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory as of December 2020

-Autism Housing Pathways, Thinking About Housing

MassHealth

-Adult Disability Form

-Authorized Representative Designation Form

-Massachusetts Application for Health and Dental Coverage and Help Paying Costs

Recreation

-Accessible Recreation Locations

-Franciscan Children’s Adaptive Sports Recreation

-Universal Access Program

Respite

-Rewarding Work MA DDS Caregiver Employer Flyer

- Rewarding Work MA DDS Caregiver Employer Flyer (En Espanol)

-Rewarding Work DDS Job Applicant Flyer

-Rewarding Work DDS Job Applicant Flyer (Espanol)

School Transition

-Autism Speak Guide to IEP

-Checklist for Those Needing Lifelong Supports

-Checklist for Those Attending College

-Checklist for Those Seeking Jobs After High School

-Important Transition Information Every Family Should Know

-IEP Requirements Related to Transition to Adulthood

-Request Transition Evaluation Letter

-Massachusetts Advocates for Children: Transition from School to Ault Life: Using the IEP to Create Success

-Massachusetts Postsecondary Transition Planning: Transition Assessments

SNAP Food Stamps

-Department of Transitional Assistance DTA Cover Sheet

-SNAP Application

SSI (Supplemental Security Income)

-Adult Function Report

-Adult Disability Starter Kit

-How Resources Affect SSA Eligibility

-Form SSA-1696 Authorization

-Form SSA-561Request for Reconsideration

-SSI and Turning 18

-SSI Application

-Work Without Limits Website