Coparenting autistic children during Covid-19

Emerging insights from practice

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ID9972883
AuthorsSarah Southey (0000-0001-9468-4690, The Redpath Centre, Canada, corresponding author), Rae Morris (0000-0001-6046-8084, University of British Columbia), Michael Saini (0000-0001-5475-4033, University of Toronto)
Year2021
Volume64
Issue5
Pages790-795
Publication date2021-05-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00208728211013881
OpenAlexW3165495835
LanguageEN
References cited19

Globally, parents and caregivers of children with autism have been particularly impacted by the recent changes due to COVID-19. Reduced access to schools, community supports, and therapeutic services makes parenting more challenging during the pandemic, and especially for parents with children with autism and who are experiencing family breakdown. There remains little guidance to assist coparenting autistic children during COVID-19 after separation and divorce. This brief paper summarizes emerging issues arising in clinical practice to offer recommendations for social work practice

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Autism · Clinical Practice · Coparenting · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Developmental psychology · Pandemic · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology

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