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Trying to Look Like We Don't Need Help to Get Help

Plus: Idaho debates restoring paid parent caregivers, a New Jersey ombudsman calls out government indifference, and England proposes major changes to special-education support.

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Shasta Kearns Moore and Lenore Eklund
Mar 08, 2026
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Why does it feel like we have to look like we don’t need help in order to get help? I’m just as guilty of putting on a good face when potential caregivers come for a meet-and-greet. However, now that I think about it, for what turned out to be one of our best long-term caregivers, I remember blurting out that I wasn’t high or anything, I was just reall…

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