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Library Categories > Family Dynamics > IAN Research Report #9 - May 2009: Family Stress - Part 2 Work Life and Finances

 
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IAN Research Report #9 - May 2009: Family Stress - Part 2 Work Life and Finances 		   
Summary Statement:

There is no question that having a child with major needs is likely to affect work life, or the schooling leading up to it. We asked IAN parents: “What impact, if any, has raising a child with an ASD had on your own career or continuing education?”

What did parents tell us?

The answer was somewhat different for mothers and fathers. More fathers than mothers felt there had been no impact on their career or education: 44% vs. 28%. Many fathers did report a negative impact (46%), but even more mothers did so (59%). (See Figure 1.) This is probably because women are more likely than men to stay home with children if family circumstances demand it for two major reasons.
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careers,  family impact
Submission Date:

06/29/2009by: shannonj
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