ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Autism and COVID-19: A Case Series in a Neurodevelopmental Unit.
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- Adults With Autism Should be Considered a Priority in COVID-19 Immunization Programs.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Brief Report: Impact of COVID-19 in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Analysis of a National Private Claims Insurance Database.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Article
- Psychosocial and Behavioral Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Adolescents with Autism and Their Families: Overview of the Literature and Initial Data from a Multinational Online Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The mental health and well-being of adults with intellectual disability during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review.Journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities · 2022Review
- The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Comparison between Caregivers of Autistic and Non-Autistic Individuals in Italy.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- The reported effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with intellectual disability and their carers: a scoping review.Annals of medicine · 2021Article
- A Pilot Study on Covid and Autism: Prevalence, Clinical Presentation and Vaccine Side Effects.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Autism Spectrum Disorder patients may be susceptible to COVID-19 disease due to deficiency in melatonin.Medical hypotheses · 2021Article
- Psycho-social consequences associated with COVID-19 in people with ASD and their families: A literature review.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2021Review
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Sleep in Autistic Adults: Longitudinal Comparisons pre and During Lockdown.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 has become pandemic and can impact individuals with autism as well. Here, we report a case series admitted to a neurobehavioral unit dedicated to challenging behaviors in patients with autism.
methodsWe describe 16 patients (mean age 20.8 years; range 12-43 years; 76% male) with autism hospitalized between March 2020 and mid-April 2020 for challenging behaviors, for which COVID-19 disease has been suspected and who needed both psychiatric and medical care. A close cooperation with the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department was organized to limit viral spread and training sessions (e.g., hygiene, clinical COVID-19 monitoring, virus testing) were given to staff members.
resultsMost patients had severe autism and severe/moderate intellectual disability. Eleven patients were already in the unit when it was hit by the pandemic, and five were admitted from the community. Based on a virus search via reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or serology at the 2-month follow-up, we had 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The main COVID-19 symptoms included benign upper respiratory infection signs (
conclusionsOrganizing a COVID+ unit for patients with autism is realistic and requires close collaboration with infectologists. We believe that this initiative should be promoted to limit both the spread of the virus and the ostracism of patients with autism and challenging behaviors.
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