Personal Finance, Building Independence

Teaching Financial Responsibility to Neurodivergent Teens

Did you know that teens with ADHD are three times more likely to experience financial stress in adulthood? These difficulties can include higher rates of debt, lower earnings, and more financial dependence on others. By teaching financial skills using personalized, routine-based systems that align with different learning styles, you can increase learner’s confidence, build independence, … read more

Personal Finance, Building Independence

Top Tips for Money Management for Autistic Adults

Money management doesn’t just affect financial stability—it reshapes how autistic adults navigate daily life, often amplifying challenges like executive function difficulties, planning obstacles, and the effort required to process financial decisions. This article unpacks practical tips and actionable strategies specifically tailored for money management in autistic adults, including budgeting approaches, technology solutions, and vital support … read more

Personal Finance, Building Independence, Executive Functioning, Neurodivergent Experiences

Understanding the ADHD Tax: The Unseen Cost of Executive Dysfunction

Let’s start with a story. Not long ago, we received a call from a caregiver, Susan, who vividly remembers the day a few weeks earlier when her son, Michael, called her in a panic. At 23, Michael, who was diagnosed with ADHD in elementary school, had been determined to manage his own finances after college. … read more

Personal Finance, Planning

Teaching Unique Learners About Saving For Long-Term Purchases

When you think about teaching your child about money, what topics come to mind? More than likely, you’ve considered the need to teach your child about things like saving, budgeting, and perhaps even how to manage a bank account. But have you given any thought to more lofty goals, like how to save money for … read more

Personal Finance, Goal Setting

Using SMART Goals To Improve Financial Literacy in Unique Learners

Setting wise and realistic short-, mid-, and long-term financial goals is an important step in becoming financially secure and financially independent. As an adult, you likely know how important it is to be working toward something specific so that you don’t spend more than you reasonably should. When you’re working with a child with unique … read more

Personal Finance

Teaching Diverse Learners About Banking

If you’re going to raise and educate a financially independent adult, you need to start early and practice often. You’ve likely already acquainted yourself with everything you need to do to help your learner with unique needs succeed in saving, budgeting, and shopping. But have you given any thought to navigating banking services? Knowing how … read more

Personal Finance, Building Independence

Teaching Diverse Learners About “Smart Shopping”

Teaching a child how to shop for groceries, clothing, or other essential items is a key step in preparing him for financial and functional independence. As a result, it is one of the first skills that educators and other supporters will spend time on when preparing a child for the transition into “the real world.” … read more

Personal Finance

Teaching Identity & Fraud Protection To Diverse Learners

It’s a scary world out there – especially if you are a parent or a teacher, and especially if you are working with a child with unique learning needs. It seems as though everywhere you turn, there is someone else looking to take advantage. How do you keep a child with diverse learning needs safe … read more

Personal Finance, Building Independence

14 Awesome Budgeting Apps For Diverse Learners

If you have a child with unique learning needs – or work with a student with diverse needs – you might be wondering what kinds of tools are out there to help you teach them about budgeting. Truth be told, budgeting is a concept that is a challenging one for even most adults to grasp. … read more

Personal Finance

How To Teach Diverse Learners About Budgeting

Keeping track of expenses and income can be a challenge for anybody – even a mature adult. Balancing money coming in with money coming out can be difficult, and then when you throw splurges and “too-good-to-be-true” shopping deals in there? Forget about it. The reality is that good money management skills don’t come naturally and … read more