The Route

A simple navigator through the complex 16–26 transition.

The Route is a guide for parents and caregivers of young people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Tell us about your kid, and we'll show you where things stand right now and what to do next — in plain language and in the right order.

Free for families, always. Start now, save it later.
An early prototype — guidance is still being built and reviewed. Check anything important before you act on it.

The transition arc
16planning starts18legal adult21school support ends26the insurance cliff

The moment

When your kid starts aging out of school services, the system doesn't hand you a map.

Right now the answer is 40 browser tabs, a 200-page state PDF, a Facebook group, or nothing. The Route changes everything. Deep guidance for New York and New Jersey; federal guidance nationwide, with more states coming.

How it works

Three steps. Thirty minutes to an actual plan.

1

Tell us about your kid.

A short set of questions — age, state, what's happened so far, what's on your mind.

2

See where things stand.

One clear snapshot of where your kid is in the transition, right now.

3

Get your next steps.

What to do this week, this month, this year — in order, with where to start and what to watch out for.

We built what we wish we'd had

Built by two moms who've navigated this world for nearly twenty years. When our kids turned eighteen, we hit the same wall — so we built the thing we wished we'd had.

Read our story →

Spend thirty minutes. Get a plan you can actually follow.

Free for families. No profile needed to start.