Ocean County Library’s Autism Resources Fair Keynote Now Featured on YouTube

TOMS RIVER – If you missed Toms River attorney Christine Matus’s absorbing, information-packed keynote address during the Ocean County Library’s Spring Autism Resources Fair, you can see it in full anytime, wherever you need to be, on OCL’s YouTube channel.

Entitled “Guardianship and Special Needs Planning,” Christine’s presentation provides a foundation for building futures free of uncertainty. “My goal is to give you some actionable items so that you can help form some protections, some type of plan,” she said, elaborating in depth on trusts, guardianships, Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Parenting a youngster with Down syndrome, recently diagnosed as autistic, helped Christine determine the direction of her Matus Law Group, Toms River. “I decided to dedicate a large portion to helping families in my shoes…making sure we give them the best life possible,” she said.

She offered details about three types of special needs trusts, their benefits and limitations, qualification criteria for Medicaid and SSI, guardianship components and responsibilities, and newer money management tools such as ABLE savings accounts with plans and programs that vary by state.
 
To view the presentation, please visit https://tinyurl.com/OclMatus. Discover more videos and resource-filled databases for individuals on the spectrum and caregivers, Sensory Space information and more in OCL’s online Autism Resources Center and see OCL videos for all ages on YouTube. See the full schedule of Library programs in the online Calendar of Events.

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