Girls and Boys With Autism Present Unique Challenges
The CDC reports that autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls. But that doesn’t mean that raising girls with autism is any less challenging. Boys and girls with autism present different issues for families.
Kim Stagliano, a mother with three daughters with autism provides practical advice in 101 Tips for the Parents of Girls With Autism: The Most Crucial Things You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Doctors, Schools, Taxes, Vaccinations, Babysitters, Treatment, Food, Self-Care, and More. A companion book by Ken Siri, 101 Tips for the Parents of Boys With Autism: The Most Crucial Things You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Doctors, Schools, Taxes, Vaccinations, Babysitters, Treatment, Food, Self-Care, and More, offers support for families raising boys with autism.