How Do I Know How Much Money to Leave My Child With Autism?
By A Special Needs Plan on
It is very common to feel uneasy about determining the amount of money that your child with autism may need for a lifetime of support especially when you have other children that you want to treat fairly.
When we have this conversation with the families we serve, we call it our “Fair and Equal Conversation.” Many parents understand that their child with autism will need more support during their lifetime than their children without autism, and that support costs money. Because most families do not have an endless supply of money, this can cause some challenges. Parents fight the thought of their other children feeling slighted and holding resentment toward their sibling with a diagnosis, as well as towards the parent if their sibling is given all or almost of all the parent’s assets. However, for most families, the facts are clear that their child with autism will need more support and therefore more money to pay for that support than their other children.
The question is, “How much more?”
Read more: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/how-much-money-to-leave-child-with-autism/