Its hard enough for working parents to balance the ever-increasing demands of home and work life, but for parents of children living with autism, its an entirely different struggle. Over the last two decades the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder diagnoses in the United States has increased by more than 600 percent, from one in 500 children in 1995 to one in 68 children today.
Parents of children on the autism spectrum are often forced to make tough choices between working and caring for their child at home. Studies show that juggling care for a child with autism can impact an employees productivity and lead to lost time at work.
