In an article from Psych Central author and psychiatrist Chole Paltrow, who has been working with ASD for over ten years now lays out multiple ways in which families are affected by ASD. 

-Emotional:
          - A study from the journal of pediatrics found that mothers of children with ASD were more likely to rate their mental health as fair
             to poor when compared to the general population.
          -  Embarrassment of behavior in public (Parents)
          - Feeling socially isolated (Parent and Child)
          - In extreme cases, parents can feel resentful that the parenting experience that they are having is not like the one that they
             imagined.
          - Some parent even experience guilt as if they are responsible for the pupils struggles.
          - Lastly, Families can often feel overwhelmed, and lost due to the incurable nature of ASD.
-Marriage:
          -Spending time together can become difficult when coping with the many commitments associated with the child’s diagnosis.
          - Finding child care can be more difficult.
          - Lastly Parent sometimes come to terms with the diagnosis in differing ways, and at different time, which can lead to conflict.
Siblings:
          - In some cases, in which there are both neurotypical and diagnosed siblings, a rivalry of sorts can arise due to the autistic child’s
            need for more attention and time from the family. It may create a feeling of being left out for the typically developing sibling.
            (However, as we saw in the video The Flappy Brothers these challenges can be overcame with family control, and support.)
Financial Struggles:
          - Copays, therapy, medications, are often not covered by insurance.

          - Often leads to one parent switching from full time to part time work. (which could cause loss of health insurance)

          - A study found in The journal of Pediatrics reveals that on average families lose fourteen percent of their income weather to less
             hours at work, or increased expenses.

          - These finical struggles often lead to other issues including marital.