Caregiver perspectives on the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted caregivers, especially those raising a child with an intellectual/developmental disability (IDD). While research has shown substantial disruption to the family, school, and occupational lives of the IDD community, little is known about the long-term impacts of COVID-19. To address this question, 249 caregivers were surveyed via an online questionnaire, between April and August of 2022 (more than 2 years into the pandemic) about potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their child's access to health- and school-based therapeutic services, caregiver mental health, and family life. The majority of caregivers reported disruptions in access to and quality of school-based therapeutic services for their child as well as a reduction in educatio

SUBMITTER: Northrup RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10440736 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature