Remote vs. In-person Schooling during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Internalizing Symptoms among Children on the Autism Spectrum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children on the autism spectrum encountered interruptions to their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic (White et al., 2021). This study examined the extent to which autistic children's anxiety and depressive symptoms during the pandemic were associated with the school format they attended in October 2020 (remote, in-person/hybrid, homeschool), controlling for their pre-pandemic symptoms. Pre-pandemic peer victimization and autism symptom characteristics were tested as moderators.

Method

Participants were 81 verbally-fluent autistic children (Mage = 14.71 years, 77.8% males), without an intellectual disability, and their mothers; families were part of an ongoing, longitudinal study that began before the pandemic.

Results

School format did not signi

SUBMITTER: Courreges A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10673621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature