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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. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (French) A l'echelle mondiale, les parents et les soignants d'enfants autistes ont ete particulierement touches par les recents changements dus au COVID-19. L'acces reduit aux ecoles, aux soutiens communautaires et aux services therapeutiques rend la parentalite plus difficile pendant la pandemie, et en particulier pour les parents d'enfants autistes et qui vivent une rupture familiale. Il existe peu de services de conseils pour aider les enfants autistes en garde partagee apres une separation et un divorce survenus pendant le COVID-19. Ce bref document inventorie les problemes emergents qui se posent dans la pratique clinique pour offrir des recommandations pour la pratique du travail social. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (Spanish) A nivel mundial, los padres y cuidadores de ninos con autismo se han visto particularmente afectados por los cambios recientes debido a COVID-19. El acceso reducido a escuelas, apoyos comunitarios y servicios terapeuticos hace que la crianza de los hijos sea mas desafiante durante la pandemia, y especialmente para los padres con ninos con autismo y que estan experimentando una ruptura familiar. Sigue habiendo poca orientacion para ayudar a criar ninos autistas durante el COVID-19 despues de la separacion y el divorcio. Este breve articulo resume los problemas emergentes que surgen en la practica clinica para ofrecer recomendaciones para la practica del Trabajo Social. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
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This article describes clinical experiences of therapists with autistic clients during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic while engaged in remote intervention in Canada. The authors polled their team of mental health clinicians through an email questionnaire and infused their own practice experiences to summarize mental health themes, and adaptation to technology-based intervention. Clinicians shared responses to the pandemic and reported on their transition to remote intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Social Work is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
ABSTRACT
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Social Work is the property of Sage Publications, Ltd. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)