About this Research Topic
It has been three years since many countries around the world were sent into a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the disease infected the lungs of many people across the world, there were other adverse effects that came with not only the disease itself but the aftermath of the lockdowns. Those living with pre-existing conditions saw the COVID-19 pandemic affect them in different ways to those who were otherwise healthy.
This Research Topic aims to highlight evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected and continues to affect autistic individuals and to provide insights into research and interventions on how this can be tackled going forwards, in the hope that the research presented will translate to best practice applications in clinical and public health settings.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
• the physical impacts of COVID-19 on autistic individuals
• long COVID in autistic individuals
• the mental impacts of lockdowns and social distancing on autistic individuals
• the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care provided for autistic individuals
• what we have learnt about COVID-19 and autism since the beginning of the pandemic.
This Research Topic aims to highlight evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected and continues to affect autistic individuals and to provide insights into research and interventions on how this can be tackled going forwards, in the hope that the research presented will translate to best practice applications in clinical and public health settings.
We invite researchers to submit a range of articles including but not limited to original research articles, reviews, meta-analyses, opinions, perspectives, and case reports to provide new evidence on the following:
• the physical impacts of COVID-19 on autistic individuals
• long COVID in autistic individuals
• the mental impacts of lockdowns and social distancing on autistic individuals
• the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on care provided for autistic individuals
• what we have learnt about COVID-19 and autism since the beginning of the pandemic.
Keywords: COVID, pandemic, autism, ASD, social distancing, lockdown
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