Doctoral Study Shows Parents are Concerned for Their Adult Child’s Future

• By: Veera Mookerjee, PhD, LMSW South Asian Council for Social Services
• July 1st, 2013
• community inclusion, financial barriers, housing challenges, independent living, parent concerns, planning, research, service gaps, transition to adulthood
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The process of transitioning to adulthood is always difficult for parents; more so when their children have special needs. For parents of young adults with ASD the challenges are manifold, including but not limited to financial problems, social difficulties and long term care and planning. Long...