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Morris, Michael W. – Exceptional Parent, 1987
Responses (N=239 from 12 states) to a cost survey on support services for children with disabilities indicated an average per annum expenditure of $5,282 per family (excluding surgeries) and a cost of $95,083 to raise a child to age eighteen. Options must be developed for the increasing number of individuals who find themselves medically…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Costs, Disabilities, Health Insurance
