Economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities

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ID15520567
AuthorsOlivia M Pokoski (0009-0003-7646-9585, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Hayley M Crain (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Hayley Crain, Carolyn DiGuiseppi (0000-0002-6440-7817, Colorado School of Public Health), Sarah M Furnier (0000-0002-1766-1417, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Eric J Moody (0000-0003-0422-2340, University of Wyoming), Cy Nadler (0000-0002-1568-9221, Children's Mercy Hospital), Karen Pazol (0000-0002-1572-6133, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities), Jessica N Sanders (0000-0002-4487-1997, University of Colorado Denver), Jessica Sanders, Lisa D Wiggins (0000-0001-9283-7294, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities), M S Durkin (0000-0002-4287-8618, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume15
Pages1342504-1342504
Publication date2024-02-14
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1342504
PMID38419902
OpenAlexW4391820143
LanguageEN
References cited49

These findings suggest that families of children with autism, families of lower socio-economic status, and families of racial and ethnic minority groups experienced fewer work flexibilities and greater financial distress during the pandemic. Future research can be used to assess if these impacts are sustained over time

Autism · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Mental health · Pandemic · Population · Psychiatry · Public health · Socioeconomic status · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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