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Insurance premiums (monthly payments) would increase slightly for everyone if insurance companies pay for autism-related services and therapy. The authors calculated how many people have been getting autism-related therapy, and how much those therapies cost. Then they figured out how much it would cost private insurance companies to pay for it. They estimated that the monthly payments for all of the people insured by private companies would go up about 0.2-2%.

Caring for an individual with a developmental disability certainly has its rewards. But it can also be among the most demanding jobs in the world, requiring selflessness and lasting a lifetime in many cases.

Mothers of children with autism experience more stress than mothers of kids with other types of developmental delay, according to a study published in the July issue of the journal Autism.