The Hidden Disabilities That Keep Kids Out of Church
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According to the 2018 study, kids with the following health conditions were significantly more likely to report never having attended church…
- Children with autism spectrum disorders are 1.84 times more likely to never attend church.
- Children with depression are 1.73 times more likely to never attend church.
- Children with traumatic brain injury are 1.71 times more likely to never attend church.
- Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder are 1.48 times more likely to never attend church.
- Children with anxiety are 1.45 times more likely to never attend church.
- Children with speech problems were 1.42 times more likely to never attend church.
- Children with learning disabilities were 1.36 times more likely to never attend church.
- Kids with ADD/ADHD were 1.19 times more likely to never attend church.
- Kids with bone, joint and muscle problems were 1.15 times more likely to never attend church.
The study also noted a number of other chronic health conditions that had NO EFFECT on church attendance. Those conditions included:
- Tourette Syndrome
- Epilepsy
- Hearing problems
- Vision Problems
- Intellectual disability (2010-11 wave)
- Cerebral palsy (2010-11 wave)
