COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Parents of Children with Autism: A Research Study and Implications for the Social & Behavioral Sciences
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2020-11-11
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The increased risk of higher levels of parental stress related to parenting a child diagnosed with autism has been widely studied. Researchers consistently report that parental stress is higher for parents of a child with autism when compared to parents of a typically developing child (Kissel & Nelson, 2016; Pastor-Cerezuela, et al., 2016). Additionally, parents of children with autism have a higher risk of symptoms related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than their parenting counterparts (Stewart, et al., 2020). With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came a new set of parental stressors. This presentation will discuss original research conducted to identify levels of stress, trauma symptoms, and associated factors during COVID-19 for parents of children with autism when compared to parents of typically developing children. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the professionals and students within the social and behavioral sciences.
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