Parent Perceptions About Autism & Divorce
1. Are you a....
  answered question 52
  skipped question 0
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Mother of a child with autism  90.4% 47
Father of a child with autism  9.6% 5

2. Are you divorced from the father or mother of your child with autism?
  answered question 52
  skipped question 0
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Yes  100.0% 52
No - If no, please do not continue with survey. The survey is for divorced parents only. Thank you for your time.   0.0% 0

3. Did you seriously consider divorce before your child's autism diagnosis?
  answered question 52
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  Response
Percent Response
Count
Yes, we considered divorce before the diagnosis.  30.8% 16
No, we only considered divorce after the diagnosis.  46.2% 24
Not sure  13.5% 7
Not applicable  9.6% 5

4. When did you get divorced?
  answered question 52
  skipped question 0
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Before our child was diagnosed with autism  23.1% 12
After our child was diagnosed with autism  78.8% 41
Not sure   0.0% 0

5. If you divorced after your child was diagnosed with autism, how many years after the diagnosis did you divorce?
  answered question 43
  skipped question 9
  Response
Percent Response
Count
0 to 1 year  16.3% 7
1 year – 2 years  23.3% 10
2 years – 5 years  23.3% 10
more than 5 years  37.2% 16

6. Do you consider your child's diagnosis of autism the main cause of your divorce?
  answered question 50
  skipped question 2
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Yes  12.0% 6
No  76.0% 38
Not sure  18.0% 9

7. Was your child's diagnosis of autism at all a reason for your divorce?
  answered question 50
  skipped question 2
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Yes  50.0% 25
No  32.0% 16
Not sure  22.0% 11

8. If you believe the autism diagnosis was a factor in your divorce, how did your child's diagnosis of autism contribute to the reason of divorce? (Check all that apply):
  answered question 45
  skipped question 7
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Stress  51.1% 23
Grief  24.4% 11
Issues with acceptance of autism diagnosis  40.0% 18
Finanacial difficulty related to diagnosis (i.e. doctor and/or therapy bills)  33.3% 15
Stress on family relationships  57.8% 26
Stress on friend relationships  24.4% 11
Disagreement about therapy or treatments  37.8% 17
Blame for diagnosis put on one parent  15.6% 7
Other reasons related to diagnosis but not listed  31.1% 14
Not Applicable  17.8% 8
Other (please specify)
  12

9. What type of impact, if any, has the divorce had on your child's academic and social skill progress?
  answered question 51
  skipped question 1
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Positive impact  25.5% 13
Negative impact  17.6% 9
Not sure  31.4% 16
No impact  21.6% 11
Other (please specify)
   7.8% 4

10. How do you feel your divorce affects the long term outcome of your child's diagnosis?
  answered question 51
  skipped question 1
  Response
Percent Response
Count
Positively affects long term outcome  35.3% 18
Negatively affects long term outcome  9.8% 5
No change in long term outcome  25.5% 13
Not sure  21.6% 11
Other (please specify)
   9.8% 5



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