85% of all marriages end in divorce once a disability enters the family.  Depression is 15% to 20% higher among those who are chronically ill or disabled. (NOTE: However, the significance of one's faith has shown to lower the risk of depressive symptoms and aid in better handling a stressful medical event!)  Various studies report that physical illness or uncontrollable physical pain are major factors in up to 70% of suicides; and more than 50% of these suicidal patients were under 35 years of age.  One major disability in our area is Autism. Currently, the nationwide statistic is that 1 in every 150 births will become a child with Autism.