MONDAY MEMO: Meet the Gotts - a Voice for Thousands Facing a System in Crisis

Their message to policymakers is clear: these services are not luxuries—they are lifelines. As Cathy passionately states, “Do the right thing. Period.

In a powerful and deeply personal interview with Jordan Lindsey, Executive Director of The Arc of California, parents and advocates Cathy and Jim Gott share their decades-long journey raising two sons with autism—and their rising alarm over looming federal and state budget cuts to disability services.