ArticleBrain sciences2021
Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Peers: An Online Survey.
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- The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children/adolescents with ASD and their family environment: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic mixed studies review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of Positive Evolution of Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) during the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (DRC).Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Enhancing autism care: The role of remote support in parental well-being and child development.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Transformation of the Mental Health of the Autism Spectrum Community: Contemporary Challenges in the Post-Pandemic Era.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Pre-pandemic Executive Function Protects Against Pandemic Anxiety in Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Locked down-locked in: experiences of families of young children with autism spectrum disorders in Delhi, India.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Brief report: caregivers' well-being in families with neurodevelopmental disorders members during COVID-19: implications for family therapy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- [A review of research on psychological and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorder during the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023Review
- Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children with ASD-The Lessons That We Learned from the Pandemic.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Implications.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Teachers during the COVID-19 Era: The Mediation Role Played by Mentalizing Ability on the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms, Anxious Trait, and Job Burnout.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Resilience, and positive parenting in parents of children with syndromic autism and intellectual disability. Evidence from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family's quality of life and parent-child relationships.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Consequences to Children and Adolescents - a Systematic Review.Review journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2022Review
- [Autism Spectrum Disorders: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Taught Us].Annales medico-psychologiques · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Functioning and the Educational Experiences of Students with ASD during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effect of Covid-19 lockdown on indian children with autism.Research in developmental disabilities · 2022Article
- The impact of COVID-19 measures on parent-reported restricted and repetitive behaviours in pre-school children with autism.Heliyon · 2022Article
- The Effect of Sleep-Wake Routines on the Negative Emotional States and Aggressive Behaviors in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) during the COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
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Abstract
backgroundWhen COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic, many countries imposed severe lockdowns that changed families' routines and negatively impacted on parents' and children's mental health. Several studies on families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) revealed that lockdown increased the difficulties faced by individuals with ASD, as well as parental distress. No studies have analyzed the interplay between parental distress, children's emotional responses, and adaptive behaviors in children with ASD considering the period of the mandatory lockdown. Furthermore, we compared families with children on the spectrum and families with typically developing (TD) children in terms of their distress, children's emotional responses, and behavioral adaptation.
methodsIn this study, 120 parents of children aged 5-10 years (53 with ASD) participated.
resultsIn the four tested models, children's positive and negative emotional responses mediated the impact of parental distress on children's playing activities. In the ASD group, parents reported that their children expressed more positive emotions, but fewer playing activities, than TD children. Families with children on the spectrum reported greater behavioral problems during the lockdown and more parental distress.
conclusionsOur findings inform the interventions designed for parents to reduce distress and to develop coping strategies to better manage the caregiver-child relationship.
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