Marital status over 28 years of parents of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.

ABSTRACT: Longitudinal, prospective analyses of marital status in parents of individuals with autism are needed to better understand the types and timing of supports needed to mitigate the impact of divorce on the family. We describe the timing of divorce and the factors that contribute to divorce in a longitudinal sample of families of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities. Participants included parents of 219 children initially referred for autism and other developmental delays followed to age 30 years. Approximately 36% of individuals in our sample experienced a parental divorce by age 30. Higher rates of divorce were associated with lower maternal education and families of color and moderately associated with younger maternal age at child's birth, autism symptom severity,

SUBMITTER: Bahri N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10524399 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature