![Kati Dunne, 22 (left) chatted with her mother, Tere Ramos, in her kitchen on a weekend in December. Dunne has autism and lives in a temporary group home where her mother has been dissatisfied with the care.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/2kRMcT5LHXgvQmUaP5RP9Bv-TtQ=/1440x959/filters:focal(1773x10:1783x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/EGXQQ7BAQ5GQ43BHZ6WDACDW74.jpg)
Thousands of Mass. children diagnosed with autism are becoming adults. Many families find the state unprepared to help.
A record number of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities turn 22 years old this year and qualify for adult services with the Department of Developmental Services.
THE GREAT DIVIDE
For Ukrainian refugee family in Cambridge, multiple school transfers compound trauma
In emails shared with the Globe, the Belmont superintendent told the family she could not make an exception to the policy, and the School Committee does not weigh in on individual student cases.
Alex Speier | On baseball
Addition of righthander Lucas Giolito signals first move to fortify Red Sox starting rotation
Since 2018, the 29-year-old ranks eighth in the big leagues with 139 starts of at least five innings. In the same span, he ranks 12th with 96 outings of at least six innings.
![Lucas Giolito's reported agreement on a two-year, $38.5 million deal with a player opt-out after the 2024 season gives the Red Sox a player who performed In Giolito, the Sox are getting a pitcher who performed at an All-Star level with the White Sox from 2019-21 (29-21, 3.47 ERA).](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/sBdhPwMbGGr1MXO0HghhVueHKk8=/1440x959/filters:focal(2121.5x10:2131.5x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/SWBVOSNDY2ECP4ZYV3AEK74JZI.jpg)
![The Titans' Mike Vrabel is one former Patriots player who has made a successful transition to the coaching ranks.](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/oFuqRV-4JmVtaTDUi20N98ha6vQ=/480x319/filters:focal(3708.5x10:3718.5x0)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/ZHMBTVVNX4IDISYPVNR2BU5E7A.jpg)
Which current Patriots would make the best future coaches? We polled the locker room.
Several candidates were mentioned by those we asked, but the same three names kept coming up again and again.
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The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?
Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.
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