Autism and COVID-19: Strategies for Supporters to Help Autistics and Their Families

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the economy, society, and way of life, with limited references to the impact on autistics, their families, and healthcare professionals. Autism and COVID-19: Bridging Gaps in Knowledge is a concise summary of research that addresses vaccine hesitancy, experiences of autistics living with COVID-19, and parenting an autistic child during the pandemic, offering unique insights to researchers, academics, practitioners, and those working with autistics and their families.

Format: Hardback
Length: 220 pages
Publication date: 27 September 2022
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and potentially lasting impact on our economy, society, and way of life. In response to this pandemic, a vast amount of research has been published on COVID-19. However, within this rapidly growing body of literature, there are limited references to the impact of the pandemic on autistics, their families, and the healthcare professionals who support them.

Autism and COVID-19: Bridging the Gaps is a concise summary of the research that aims to bridge the knowledge gaps regarding autism and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book is authored by Bennett and Goodall, who address vaccine hesitancy among autistics and parents raising autistic children, the experiences of autistics living with COVID-19 disease, and parenting an autistic child during the pandemic. They synthesize the data about the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of autistics, their families, and those who provide medical assistance to them.

Autism and COVID-19: Both Reviews the Existing Literature and Presents New Findings from a Survey Distributed to Autistics and Parents of Autistics During the Pandemic is a unique and timely contribution to researchers, academics, practitioners, and those working with autistics and their families. The book reviews the existing literature and presents new findings from a survey distributed to autistics and parents of autistics during the pandemic. The survey offers a unique and valuable perspective on the experiences of autistics and their families during this challenging time.

In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on autistics, their families, and the healthcare professionals who support them. Autism and COVID-19: Bridging the Gaps and Autism and COVID-19: Both Reviews the Existing Literature and Presents New Findings from a Survey Distributed to Autistics and Parents of Autistics During the Pandemic provide valuable insights into the experiences of autistics during the pandemic and offer valuable contributions to the research, academic, and practitioner communities.

Weight: 400g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804550342