Data on autism and divorce

Posted by Beth Finke on May 15th, 2009

I’m well aware that when Jenny McCarthy made an appearance on an Oprah Show about autism, she said that the divorce rate among couples who have a child with autism is 90%. And I still remember reading the post Patricia Wright published here about Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) autism statement during the presidential election. In that statement, McCain said …Read More » »

Living with Autism Study dispels divorce myth?

Posted by Beth Finke on March 11th, 2009

The Easter Seals Living with Autism Study was mentioned in a post on the Left Brain/Right Brain blog last week. The post was titled “Divorce and Autism,” and quoted from different blogs that had pondered the divorce rate among couples who have a child (or children) on the autism spectrum.

Easter Seals (in conjunction with the Autism Society …Read More » »