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March 15, 2011

Divorce And The Child With Special Needs

Divorce is always difficult for the children, but what happens when the parents about to split have a child with special needs? According to the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC statistics, the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders has grown to 1 in 110 children today, while another CDC study indicates that 1 in 10 children aged 4 – 17 has been diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD. Combine these sobering statistics with the ever-rising divorce rates and you have a perfect storm of people navigating the very rocky waters of divorce with the added pressure of needing to effectively co-parent a child with special needs long after their marriage is over.

via Lisa Helfend Meyer: Divorce And The Child With Special Needs.

posted to Divorce,Mediation,Parenting @ 9:50 am

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