Easter Seals' Study Sheds New Light on Parents' Life-Long Fears, Anxieties and Critical Supports Needed to Raise a Child W...(es living with autism particularly their...),Health

    A sampling of the findings:
    -- Parents of children living with autism are very concerned about their
       children fitting into society, with very few feeling their children
       will be able to:

       o Make his or her own life decisions (14% compared to 65% of parents
         with typically developing children)
       o Have friends in the community (17% compared to 57% of typical
         parents)
       o Have a spouse or life partner (9% compared to 51% of typical parents)
       o Be valued by their community (18% compared to 50% of typical parents)
       o Participate in recreational activities (20% compared to 50% of
         typical parents)

    -- Children with autism also are less likely than their typically
       developing peers to have bank accounts (37% vs. 55%) and use electronic
       products like cell phones (9% vs. 41%) or MP3 players (23% vs. 49%) --
       all tools of mainstream society.

    -- Many parents of children with autism report they're "financially
       drowning," with concerns for their children's financial independence
       seeming to far surpass the worries of typical parents. Seventy-four
       percent of parents of children with autism fear their children will not
       have enough financial support after they die, while only 18% of typical
       parents share this fear.

       They also express extreme financial strains and costs associated with
       caring for a child with autism, with more than half stating that the
       cost of caring for my child:

      o Drains my family's current financial resources (52% compared to 13% of
        typical parents)
      o Will drain my family's future finances (50% compare
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