I remember years ago when my son Charlie was just under two years old, before his autism diagnosis, we had started a 529 Savings Plan for both of my children to help save towards college. I was excited that we were starting early and hopeful by doing this we would be able to pay for their college years later without them struggling with loans. Month after month we deposited the monies they recommended we put in to ensure our two kids had enough to pay their tuition and fees down the road.
Well little did I know just over a year later we would hear, “Your child has autism.” I remember early on when I was going through the checklist of things we needed to tackle, college was one of those. In fact at the initial diagnosis that was my husband’s first question, “Will my son be able to go to school or even college?”…
