I have a child with autism. The American system is cruel beyond imagination.
To qualify them for social security and Medicaid I have to leave them impoverished. They can't have more than $2k worth of assets in their name. Instead it's a complex lawyer game of trusts to give my child any sort of inheritance. Yet they are basically guaranteed to end up in a group home (Even though I own my own home) because a caretaker after I go is unlikely. Further, what the trust can pay for is things not covered by Medicare and SS. So housing and food are limited to what the government would pay for.
And then there's the concern of how this all plays out if I get dementia or disability which requires substantial finances.
There's a reason people with autism tend to end up homeless.
I've taken it from the article here: https://www.aura.com/learn/the-pig-butchering-scam