Respectful stable support for adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Real life on the other side.
Adults with Intellectual Disabilities deserve support that is patient consistent and deeply respectful. Many adults need help with communication routines decision making money skills safety or daily living. Families often carry the entire load themselves. bttr gives families a reliable partner who understands how to teach skills slowly clearly and without pressure.
What families of adults with ID often want to know
Intellectual Disability affects reasoning learning problem solving and communication. Adults with ID may need support understanding schedules money safety or complex instructions. Support must be clear honest and paced in a way that respects the person’s ability to learn and grow.
How ID can impact adulthood
- Difficulty understanding steps or abstract ideas.
- Need for help with money choices and community tasks.
- Safety awareness challenges at home or outside.
- Difficulty reading social cues or understanding boundaries.
- Need for slow predictable routines and repetition.
What never changes
- Adults with ID deserve dignity and participation in their own life.
- Families deserve support understanding and relief.
- Growth happens when support is clear steady and respectful.
Support that strengthens independence without removing choice
Adults with ID learn best through real experiences clear teaching and predictable routines. bttr creates plans that support independence while protecting dignity and family stability.
One referral one organized plan
Families send one referral and bttr manages intake scheduling communication and updates so families are not chasing ten different people.
Practical skills for daily life
Adults practice real life tasks in home and community with coaching that matches their pace not someone else’s expectations.
Respect for the person and the family
Support is built around culture language permission boundaries and what is realistic in each home.
Support for adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Available through the Self Determination Program and Regional Center vendorization where applicable.
Independent Living Services (ILS)
Coaching in cooking cleaning scheduling communication money skills and safe community navigation.
Supported Living Services (SLS)
Support for adults who live or plan to live independently with safety communication routines and decision making.
Tailored Day Services (TDS)
Community based support focusing on hobbies volunteer work connection and meaningful daily routines.
Family and home based support
- Coordinated Family Support for adults living with relatives.
- Support with communication boundaries and decision making.
- Safety routines at home and in the community.
- Guidance using the Self Determination Program.
Support across the Bay Area with priority in Alameda and Contra Costa County
bttr serves adults with Intellectual Disabilities across the Bay Area with strong availability in Alameda and Contra Costa County.
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Wider Bay Area
Self Determination regions
What bttr focuses on with adults who have Intellectual Disabilities
Supports follow bttr skill tracks in Life Money Tech Connect Express and Health.
Daily living skills
- Cooking cleaning hygiene and routine building.
- Understanding schedules reminders and time.
- Learning home safety and emergency basics.
Decision making and boundaries
- Practicing supported decision making.
- Understanding money choices and simple budgeting.
- Learning safe relationships and healthy boundaries.
Communication and connection
- Practicing expressing wants needs and concerns.
- Supporting communication systems and routines.
- Building confidence in community interactions.
Community skills
- Grocery shopping bus practice and safe transportation.
- Practicing real world interactions.
- Volunteering or exploring simple work tasks.
Support for adults with ID should feel steady clear and human
Giovanny Sarabia
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
bttr Living
Questions families ask about Intellectual Disability support
Can bttr help adults with limited speech
Yes. We support all communication styles and work with families and providers to create consistent routines.
Does bttr help adults who need help with money or safety
Yes. Many adults with ID need coaching in safe choices budgeting understanding boundaries and community safety.
Can bttr support adults with more complex needs
Often yes. We coordinate with families and Regional Center teams to understand what is safe appropriate and realistic.
Is support available through the Self Determination Program
Yes. Many adults with ID use the Self Determination Program to design flexible support with bttr.
Ready to explore Intellectual Disability support with bttr
One referral starts a clearer more supportive path for adults with ID across Alameda County Contra Costa County and the Bay Area.