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Mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with ASD

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Principal Investigator

    Marika Coffman

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    Duke University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Children (1 year to 12 years)

  • Vulnerable Population

    OtherUnspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Parents of children with ASD have reported huge changes in psychiatric and behavioral problems in their children over the course of the pandemic. To date, there has been no research on who is most vulnerable and what causes the biggest changes in adaptive behavior. This study will expand an existing project examining mental health issues in families with ASD by tracking families' pre- pandemic through mid-pandemic to determine what contributes to the elevated anxiety, ADHD and challenging behavior, and how loss of services during the pandemic may have exacerbated these issues. The findings will help inform future efforts to understand who is most susceptible to mental health issues andwhat contributes to resilience.