Autism and COVID-19 : strategies for supporters to help autistics and their families / Matthew Bennett and Emma Goodall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Matthew, author.

Goodall, Emma, author.

Series:

Emerald Points

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parents of autistic children.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Influence.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

Autistic people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2022

Summary:

Autism and COVID-19both reviews the existing literature and presents new findings from a survey distributed to autistics and parents of autistics during the pandemic, all of which offer a unique and timely contribution to researchers, academics, practitioners, and those working with autistics and their families.

Contents:

Cover

AUTISM AND COVID-19

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

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

LIST OF TABLES, IMAGES, AND FIGURES

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

1. Introduction

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The Iintended Aaudience for Tthis Bbook

1.2.1 Autistic Aadults

1.2.2 Professionals Wwho Ssupport Aautistics

1.2.3 Students and Sscholars Wwho Sstudy the Aautism Sspectrum

References

2. Methodology

2.1 Introduction

2.2 An Eexplanation of SSscoping Rreviews

2.3 Six-Sstep Pprocess Uused in Tthis SSscoping Rreview

2.3.1 Formulating the Rresearch Qquestions

2.3.2 Identifying Rrelevant Sstudies

2.3.3 Study Sselection

2.3.4 Charting the Ddata

2.3.5 Collating, Ssummarising, and Rreporting the Rresults

2.3.6 Disseminating the Rresults of the SSscoping Rreview

2.4 Methodological Sstrengths of Tthis SSscoping Rreview

2.4.1 Datasets Hhave Bbeen Ppublished in the Aappendices

2.4.2 PubMed Ssearch

2.4.3 General Ssearch Tterms

2.5 Methodological Llimitations of Tthis sScoping Rreview

2.5.1 Only English Llanguage Sstudies Wwere Eexamined

2.5.2 Not Uusing Mmore Ssearch Tterms

2.5.3 Lack of Cconsultation with Aautistics

2.6 Conclusion

3. Results

3.1 Introduction

3.2 What Aare the Eexperiences of the COVID-19 Ppandemic from the Pperspective of PPparents Rraising AAautistic Cchildren?

3.3 What Iimpacts Has the COVID-19 Ppandemic Had on Aautistics?

3.3.1 Autistic Cchildren

3.3.2 Autistic Aadults

3.3.3 Studies with Mmixed Ssamples of AAautistic Cchildren and Aadults

3.4 Gaps in the Eexisting Lliterature

3.4.1 Parents Rraising AAautistic Cchildren

3.4.2 Experiences of AAautistic Aadults During the COVID-19 Ppandemic.

3.4.3 Experiences of AAautistic Cchildren During the COVID-19 Ppandemic

3.5 Topics That Hhave Nnot Bbeen Rresearched

3.5.1 Vaccine Hhesitancy Aamong Aautistics

3.5.2 Conducting Mmore Rresearch Aabout AAautistic Aadults and Ttheir Eexperiences of the COVID-19 Ppandemic

3.5.3 Conducting Mmore Rresearch Aabout AAautistic Aadults with COVID-19 Ddisease

3.6 Conclusion

4. New Perspectives about the COVID-19 Pandemic for Autistics

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Oonline Ssurvey

4.3 Sample Ccharacteristics

4.4 Restrictions Ccaused by the COVID-19 Ppandemic

4.5 COVID-19 Ttests and Ddisease

4.6 COVID-19 Vvaccine

4.7 Parenting an Aautistic Cchild During the COVID-19 Ppandemic

4.8 State of the Rresearch Since the Ddissemination of the Ffirst Oonline Ssurvey

4.9 Benefits and Ddrawbacks of the Oonline Ssurvey

4.10 Closing Rremarks

CHOICE OF TERMINOLOGY

REFERENCES

APPENDICES.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bennett, Matthew Autism and COVID-19

ISBN:

1-80455-033-7