Dropped In: The Cost of Caregiving
By Christy Russell
Categories: Kids & Family, Parenting
I was not prepared to become a care coordinator, expert in education, medical, legal, and future planning jargon overnight. I hated feeling like an imposter who didn't have my sh!t together, and didn't know how to help my son. So I spent the next 15 years working inside the systems that support neurodivergent and disabled kids. I sat in the rooms where decisions get made. Dropped In: The Cost of Caregiving are the stories I needed to hear when my son first got diagnosed, and what I need now that he's 18 and facing the "cliff."
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