- May impact development during childhood
- Shape Patterns later on in life
  - Marriage
  - Employment
  - Health
- May impact whether or not the sibling helps provide care later on in life

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- Children with DD are more likely to come from a single parent household
   - May be due to the large amount of stress placed on the marriage
- At least one parent is unemployed or working reduced hours
   - Typically the mother
- Lower household income
- High Medical Bills
- Parents' health may be adversely effected due to stress

Children with Developmental Disabilities and Single Parent Households

Saxena, M., & Adamsons, K. (2013). Siblings of Individuals with Disabilities: Reframing the literature through a bioecological lens. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 5(4), 300–316. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12021

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