The impact of COVID-19 on individuals with ASD in the US: Parent perspectives on social and support concerns.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic's disruptions to daily routines and services have proven especially challenging for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their families. The current retrospective study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic's social environmental changes on parental ratings of personal and child concerns about family conflict, opportunities for social interaction, and loss of institutional support (school and therapy services). Analyses of responses from families with ASD in the US determined differences in concerns across three time points which were measured simultaneously: prior to COVID-19, at the start of COVID-19, and at the time of survey completion. From our sample of 246 school-aged children, parents retrospectively reported significantly increasi

SUBMITTER: Furar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384980 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature