Financial planning critical for special-needs children

As you drive around Charlotte, you may see the billboards that tell us "Every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with Autism." Most of us have heard more and more about autism over the years. The reason for that is that in the 1970s only 1 in 2,000 people were diagnosed with autism, and now, according to the Center for Disease Control, it is 1 in 110 - a twentyfold increase.

What you may not know is the impact autism, and other special needs, have on the family, especially their financial outlook...

Charlotte Observer: Financial planning critical for special-needs children