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A June 18 Justice Department memo threatens the rule that keeps disabled people living in their communities. It is not law yet, and that is exactly why now is the time to be heard. Here are ready-to-use call scripts and emails to tell your lawmakers where you stand.
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I'm Rob Gorski — a father of three autistic sons in Northeast Ohio and the voice behind The Autism Dad since 2009. For 25+ years I've been writing about what autism parenting actually looks like: meltdowns, IEPs, grief, advocacy, and the small daily moments that don't make it into clinical guides.
This site is the archive: 13,000+ blog posts, twice-weekly podcast episodes, and the upcoming Quarto-published book (December 2026). Most of what you find here was written from the parking lot of a hospital, an IEP meeting, or a 3am couch — not a content brief.
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Real Talk, Support, and Next Steps from a Dad Who's Been There
From someone who knows what it feels like to sit in a doctor's office and hear those words and have no idea what comes next.
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December 29, 2026
Hardcover · Quarto Publishing Group
Honest reflections and practical advice from our journey.
Palm Beach County families say their kids lost ABA therapy with no explanation. But Florida never cut the benefit, and legally it cannot. A federal court order has required Florida Medicaid to cover ABA since 2012. What changed is who decides, and how much paperwork stands in the way.
Jul 28, 2026
Six states want the community living rule struck down, and the government just switched sides. Here's Texas v. Kennedy in plain words.
Jul 21, 2026
The DOJ put it in writing: it won't rely on its own Olmstead playbook anymore. Here's what that means for your family, in plain words.
Jul 21, 2026
A nonverbal 3-year-old with autism wandered into a pool and lived because a 911 dispatcher had just been trained to understand autism. Here's what every parent should know about wandering and water safety.
Jul 8, 2026
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