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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the big takeaway is that in order to work full time you need excellent support AT HOME.  If you are unable to afford the support, even with a full time job, then it does not make sense to stay at the job as your child will have too many demands.

Full time help is VERY expensive, especially when you have a child with behaviors. Therefore, like everything in life it seems to come down to money- who has enough and who doesn't.  Money also affords you the right to get private services that might come with better appointment times.

Let's all support each other with the options that are available.

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I think for the most part your post is spot on, but I'm guessing the majority of families in this country who have special needs children also have working parent/s. A lot of these kids are poor and undiagnosed.

In the DCUM crowd, it is likely that you have one spouse pulling in enough income to make ends meet on one salary (you are not living large, but can make it work), or, both salaries are high enough that you can afford significant household help.

I was in my late 20's making in the mid 50s salary-wise and it was not worth it to outsource, therefore I quit my job to manage the therapy appointments, doctor appointments, different pre-school programs, etc.

In our family things got easier once kid was school age (they are in school all day), and I have gone back to work part time. Obviously everyone will have a different experience.[/quote]

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