Autism Home Life
Autism Home Life
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See What Changes
Understand the areas that may shift as age 18 approaches.
Know What Needs Attention
Identify the priorities that matter for your family.
Take the Next Step
Move forward with one manageable action at a time.
ONGOING TRANSITION SUPPORT
Protect Before 18
Protect Before 18 gives caregivers an organized way to prepare for adulthood without trying to figure everything out at once. Access practical planning tools, guidance, resources, and ongoing support across the areas that can change before and after age 18.
Know what to review. Track what matters. Keep moving forward.
Planning Areas
Preparing for adulthood involves many parts of life. Explore the areas that may deserve your attention next.
Start With SSI
If SSI is already on your mind, begin with the free Before-18 SSI Roadmap. Learn what changes around age 18, what may affect eligibility, and what to watch after approval.
We’ll email your access link to the free training.
DIRECTORY • COMING SOON
Guide 18
Finding the right professionals and resources for the transition to adulthood can take hours of searching. Guide 18 is being developed to make that process easier by bringing transition-related organizations, professionals, and services into one place.
A clearer way to find support for what comes after 18.
Guide 18 is Coming Soon
Guide 18 is Coming Soon
A national directory being developed to help families discover transition-related professionals, organizations, and services.
Launching at Guide18.net
Meet Denise
Denise Sherman founded Autism Home Life to help caregivers turn the uncertainty of preparing for adulthood into a clear, practical plan. Drawing from her own experience navigating the transition to adulthood with her son, Denise creates education, planning tools, and resources that help families understand what changes around age 18 and what steps may need attention next. Her mission: help 1 million caregivers feel more prepared for what comes next.