Context
Parents in the current study also cited hardships related to other social determinants of health including housing insecurity, lack of employment, and immigration status, and how navigators were able to help in these areas. Hardships described by parents reflect the broader need for support for parents of children with disabilities. They also reflect an ongoing discussion about the importance of navigator and/or community health worker (CHW) qualifications, which have been conflicting in the literature. Tension exists regarding whether lived experience (e.g., same culture, child with ASD) or having advanced formal training is more important for intervention success.