Parents raising autistic children at home tended to agree on “objective” aspects of parenting—how difficult their child is, each parent's share of parenting responsibility, school/home collaboration, counseling received, child's attainments at maturity. They disagree on the “subjective”—fairness of each parent's share of parenting, how much each parent should do, whether child's living at home is worthwhile. Latter findings suggest parental discord warranting professional counseling.
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