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Three years ago, when my younger son finished high school, I had no plans for him. With high functioning autism and epilepsy, he was too smart for a day program, had too many medical and social issues for a job, and wasn’t ready for a traditional college. The school was no help. A consultant charged me $800 and recommended three programs that I could have found with a google search. I was pretty much on my own. 

So, I did what I always do. I researched the hell out of the problem. Now, I have a path for my kid and a new career for myself. 

One of my strategies for Ian was to plan for both the best case and worst case scenarios. In Ian’s case, the worst case scenario was never being able to be employed and needing total support from the state. So, I filled out all the paperwork for the state – a horrible process that took over three years – and now Ian doesn’t have to work. He has a universal basic income.

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