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[quote=Anonymous]How do the family courts deal with legal and physical custody when one parent has ASD and one or more of the children do as well?

Keeping the routine and supporting the child in developing life skills and school skills/habits is of upmost importance. The child is bright but suffers big disconnects in executive functioning and has weekly tutoring, Occ Therapy and Behavior therapy. The father refuses therapy, and had a Dx late in life, before child actually.  During marriage he would not or could not prompt said children in self care, homework, good choices.

I am deeply concerned that he will continue to unravel the ASD child’s progress and therapies during whatever custody time he will have. As he did at home when all living together.  He is very lenient, and almost neglectful of anything’s needs, plus belligerent when asked or promoted. He loves the child, the issue is in caring for the child (elementary school) and diligently applying the therapy homework.

How to Courts view this when settings legal and physical customary, given Dx of a parent and the Child? [/quote]

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