EP 32: What No One Tells You When Your Autistic Child Turns 18

04/06/2025 23 min Episodio 32

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This episode is about my experience with the difficult, confusing and ridiculous process of applying for guardianship for my son when he turns 18. Legally, he becomes an independent adult. It doesn't matter that he has an intellectual disability and is non-speaking, I won’t legally be able to continue to make decisions for him without it. Yet not a single person has ever mentioned guardianship. Not during school meetings, not through the disability support application process, not anywhere. So I’m walking you through what I’ve learned the hard way: the process of applying for guardianship in Ontario, what the government doesn’t explain, and what I wish someone had told me months ago. - KCheck out our website!https://www.totallyoverthespectrum.ca/Follow us on socials!FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/totallyoverthespectrumautismdiscussiongroupINSTA: https://www.instagram.com/totallyoverthespectrum/