Life around here? It’s like this. Caregiving, autism, advocacy, midlife. Storytelling, essays, humor, and short fiction. A selected voice-over of my Substack publication.
itslikethis.substack.com (https://itslikethis.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)
For a transcript of this podcast, please go to https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/snake-please (https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/snake-please)
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10 Sept 2026
Arguments, Algorithms & Aspirations
Please visit https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/arguments-algorithms-and-aspirations (https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/arguments-algorithms-and-aspirations) for the full transcript of this issue.
Other links in this post:
adaptive technology innovations (https://youtu.be/KmFPWxjmnqE?si=1UG1Pw75A4hfiYNa)
police officers armed with “sensory bags (https://youtu.be/n-6FxOISRVY?si=8soPt6O9ylAxrR2K)”
direct care workers who truly love their jobs (https://www.instagram.com/p/Dc3tbhrNB2A/).
As Seth Meyers says (https://youtu.be/UABJH6zLHBE?si=JegluNpTILve5x2a): This is the kind of story I need right now.
...while my newsfeeds reassure me that we are not alone in our challenges, they also show me ugliness I’d rather not see (https://www.azfamily.com/2026/06/05/man-with-developmental-disabilities-found-dead-vehicle-mesa-care-facility/).
In a recent TIME Magazine article (https://time.com/article/2026/07/27/the-contradiction-at-the-heart-of-disability-in-america/), disabled actor Steven Way wrote about the strange time we’re living in...
My algorithm has been booming about the new Judy Heumann documentary (https://youtu.be/9INUY8uKRyU?si=_tyqrn0ifo2LMhnw), coming to Apple TV in November.
"Calm Down" by All Time Low https://youtu.be/scBEZgXHJt8?si=gosZ3kg01fAXFxhY (https://youtu.be/scBEZgXHJt8?si=gosZ3kg01fAXFxhY)
my husband’s art (https://www.instagram.com/lavoieart/) and my work at Atticus Books & Music (https://www.instagram.com/officialatticusbooks/).
My new “Linktree (https://linktr.ee/Robinlavoie)”
In a Flash (https://inaflashlitmag.substack.com/) literary magazine
Carer Mentor (https://www.carermentor.com/) and Letters from a Caregiver (https://www.carermentor.com/p/the-new-season-of-letters-from-a).
My latest posts for Atticus House of Quirk (https://atticushouseofquirk.substack.com/), including a tribute to Dolly Parton (https://atticusbooks.net/dolly-parton-tribute-part-i/), a Q&A with singer/composer Darlene Koldenhoven (https://atticushouseofquirk.substack.com/p/a-life-in-music?r=2xnja&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web), and celebrations of road trips (https://atticushouseofquirk.substack.com/p/choose-your-road-adventure?r=2xnja&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web) and America’s 250th (https://atticushouseofquirk.substack.com/p/stories-of-america?r=2xnja&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web).
And my interview with an incredible young musician, Joe Giacinto (https://atticusbooks.net/dont-worry-be-happy-an-interview-with-joe-giacinto/)
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2 Jun 2026
Always
Please visit itlikethis.substack.com for the full transcript of this issue.
Most importantly, please read and listen to this excellent article on the potential damage coming to home and community based services (HCBS) for people with disabilities in Arizona, and across the country, due to federal cuts to Medicaid.
Arizonans with disabilities depend on at-home services. Medicaid cuts could erode the program (https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-05-20/arizonans-with-disabilities-depend-on-at-home-services-medicaid-cuts-could-erode-the-program)
KJZZ | By Amy Silverman, Athena Ankrah (https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-05-20/arizonans-with-disabilities-depend-on-at-home-services-medicaid-cuts-could-erode-the-program)
“Asked about the expected impact of H.R. 1, Arizona’s Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, or AHCCCS, said the law ‘will impact all Arizonans and will likely create significant strain for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.’
“’While AHCCCS is committed to renewing its HCBS waiver and continuing to serve this population, ultimately, decisions regarding whether and how to fund HCBS services are questions for Arizona’s policymakers,’ the agency wrote in an email to KJZZ.”
Our legislators and governor are hammering out budget negotiations as we speak. And, we all wait.
Other links in this post:
https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/picturethis (https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/picturethis)
https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/on-fixing-and-fretting (https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/on-fixing-and-fretting)
https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/forever-after (https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/forever-after)
https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/there-you-are (https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/there-you-are)
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