Yet Another Childcare Crisis
penalize mothers more than fathers despite similar declines in productivity, and viewed mothers with lapses in productivity as having less interest in advancing in their careers and being less committed to their work, compared to fathers.
The “dreaded phone call”—that moment when a childcare center or school requests a child be picked up—came up in every interview with every woman we spoke to. Raphael was first diagnosed with executive function deficits and nonverbal learning disabilities. By the time he was 8, he was diagnosed with a mood disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Joy and her husband would sometimes switch off responding to the calls, but some instances were just so significant—like a threat of violence or self-harm—that both parents needed to be present.
This is especially true for mothers. “Moms of neuroatypical kids have an internal alarm system,” says Eichenstein. “It overrides any other external pressing needs, which can make the needs of daily office demands secondary.” It is this constant worry and pull that undermines a parents’ ability to work, combined with the disruptions to their days, that lead some women to quit their jobs , or choose a less-lucrative job , or step away from full-time work .
But ultimately, what’s really needed is large-scale change for a system that wasn’t designed, and isn’t equipped, to help families with neurodivergent children. America stands alone among wealthy nations with its lack of federal childcare infrastructure and no guaranteed paid family leave. The latter would allow women the financial safety net to step away from their careers for an extended period of time to help care for their families.
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