ArticleResearch in developmental disabilities2022
Risk and protective factors of quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families during the COVID-19 lockdown. An Italian study.
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- Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life in Neurodivergent Children: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Relationship Between Health-Related Behaviors and Family Quality of Life in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Behavioral and Emotional Health of Young Children With Autism.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- An online survey of perspectives towards the impact of the covid-19 pandemic amongst caregivers of adolescents with ASD.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Autism in Preschool-Aged Children: The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Experiences of caregivers of children with autism during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2024Article
- What Factors Predict Adaptive Functioning in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Changes in Mental Health during Three Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Slovakia: Neurotypical Children versus Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Parents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- [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
- A case study on the effect of light and colors in the built environment on autistic children's behavior.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult period for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and their families.
aimsThe aim of this study was to investigate the predictors of the quality of life (QoL) of children with ASD and their parents throughout the first lockdown, providing a snapshot of the impact of the pandemic on these families life. METHOD AND PROCEDURES: A cohort of 243 parents of children with ASD (2-15 years old) completed an original online survey regarding the modification of ASD cores symptoms during lockdown, the type of interventions they had done before and during lockdown and the activities performed by the child. Respondents filled the PedsQL for themselves and their children. OUTCOME AND
resultsThe data obtained show a worsening of specific ASD core symptoms during lockdown and their role in predicting parents and children's QoL. Furthermore, protective factors for a better children's QoL as the Telehealth intervention, and some activities done at home during the lockdown as physical activity and play with parents are identified.
conclusionsThis study identifies the QoL's risk and protective factors for children with ASD and their families. Furthermore, reveals the fundamental role of the parents as children's QoL protective factor, suggesting a higher collaboration between families and health care providers, whilst potentially improving families and children's QoL.
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