Sunday, May 15, 2011

New research: Having a child with autism adversely affects family employment, income

From WebMD Health News:SAN DIEGO -- Having a child with autism adversely affects family employment and income, new research suggests.Mothers of children with autism are less likely to be employed than other mothers and likely to earn less when they do work, says researcher David Mandell, ScD, associate director of the Center for Autism Research at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Fathers