Autism Takes Heavy Toll on Fathers

May 16, 2011

  http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/05/13/autism-toll-dads/13097/

In a study presented Friday at the International Meeting for Autism Research in San Diego, researchers found that fathers of adolescents and young adults with autism experience high levels of depression and are pessimistic about what the future holds for their son or daughter, much more so than dads whose kids have other disabilities like Down syndrome and fragile X.