Raising a child isn't cheap. The DOA estimates it'll cost a quarter million to raise a child born in 2015 — and that's without college. But what if your child has special needs? One study estimates the lifetime costs of treating and caring for an individual with autism can rise to $2.4 million. That's the boat Judith Newman is in. She's the author of To Siri with Love: A Mother, Her Autistic Son, and the Kindness of Machines.
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