A Day of Joy and Connection: Color the Coast 2026 What an incredible day at Fort Stevens State Park! Yesterday, April 11th, we gathered for the Color the Coast for Autism 5K Fun Run, and the energy was absolutely electric. Beyond the bright colors and the fresh coastal air, it was a landmark day forContinue reading “Color the Coast 2026”
Author Archives: Isha Snow
When There Is No Door to Open
A Texas mother watches her son deteriorate in a county jail. He has the cognitive capacity of a child. He has not been convicted of anything, and he is waiting for a bed that may not come for another year. Shawn Fraraccio is 26 years old. He has an intellectual disability. He has been sittingContinue reading “When There Is No Door to Open”
Autistics experiencing homelessness
Autistic people are dramatically overrepresented in homeless populations by at least 6 times the general population rate, and by some estimates considerably more. Research screening homeless outreach caseloads found 12.3% met DSM-5 autism criteria, against a general population prevalence of roughly 1-2%. A 2022 systematic review spanning 17 studies found prevalence estimates of autistic traitsContinue reading “Autistics experiencing homelessness”
Who Gets to Be “Neurodivergent”? Why the Answer Matters for Housing
The word “neurodivergent” is having a cultural moment. Elon Musk invokes it to describe his autism. Nicki Minaj recently used it on social media to align herself with Musk’s vision of neurodivergent people as a vanguard of intellectual and economic power. Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, declared that “the future is neurodivergent.” These are notContinue reading “Who Gets to Be “Neurodivergent”? Why the Answer Matters for Housing”
When Enforcement Fails: The Case for Neurodivergent-Centered Housing
Criminalizing homelessness does not make communities safer. It makes vulnerable people harder to reach, harder to house, and less likely to survive. NeuroHomes was built on a different premise. NeuroHomes Communities – March 2026 – Advocacy & Research “Public safety reform should not be defined by how many arrests are made, but by how manyContinue reading “When Enforcement Fails: The Case for Neurodivergent-Centered Housing”
When the System That’s Supposed to Help Autistic People Exploits Them Instead
Policy & Advocacy / Disability Rights / March 18, 2026 A Wall Street Journal investigation and a cascade of federal audits reveal how ABA therapy providers extracted hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars while autistic children and their families had no idea it was happening. Isha Snow Founder & Executive Director, NeuroHomes Communities This week,Continue reading “When the System That’s Supposed to Help Autistic People Exploits Them Instead”
The Housing Crisis Neurodivergent Families Can No Longer Afford to Ignore
A story from Louisville illuminates what NeuroHomes is building toward in the rural Pacific Northwest, and why proximity to community is not a luxury. Mariam Applegate cried when she pulled into the parking lot. She wasn’t overwhelmed by grief, though grief would have been understandable. Her daughter Reese is in Kansas. Her teenage child livesContinue reading “The Housing Crisis Neurodivergent Families Can No Longer Afford to Ignore”
The Housing-Health Connection: Why Stable Housing Is Healthcare for ND Adults
The research on healthcare access barriers for autistic adults documents something that people with lived experience already know: the healthcare system was not built for us.But healthcare access does not begin at the clinic door. It begins with whether someone has a stable address. A phone number that works. The cognitive bandwidth left over afterContinue reading “The Housing-Health Connection: Why Stable Housing Is Healthcare for ND Adults”
NeuroHomes Is Moving
When we first launched this site in 2021, NeuroHomes was an early concept and a vision with community support but no legal structure, no capital strategy, and no development timeline.That has changed.NeuroHomes is now organized as a hybrid nonprofit and social purpose corporation. We have a 20-year financial model, an active capital strategy anchored byContinue reading “NeuroHomes Is Moving”
Healthcare Barriers for ASD Adults
Every year, over 50,000 youth with ASD enter adulthood in the USA. According to an article called ‘Tackling healthcare access barriers for individuals with autism from diagnosis to adulthood,’ published on 25 March 2021, most individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—a complex, life-long developmental disorder—do not have access to the care required to address theirContinue reading “Healthcare Barriers for ASD Adults”
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