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A Model of Support for Families of Children With Autism Living in the COVID-19 Lockdown: Lessons From Italy

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degli Espinosa, Francesca, Metko, Alma, Raimondi, Marta, Impenna, Michele, Scognamiglio, Elena·2020·Behavior Analysis in Practice
DOI 10.1007/s40617-020-00438-7PMC PMC7266382
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Italy has been the European country most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to date and has been in social lockdown for the longest period of time compared to other countries outside China. Almost overnight, Italian behavior analysts were faced with the challenge of setting up remotely whole-family systems aimed at maintaining adaptive skills and low levels of challenging behavior to be carried out solely by caregivers. Given these extraordinary circumstances, the protocols available from the applied behavior-analytic, parent training, and autism literature did not appear to fully meet the needs of parents having to be with their children under extreme levels of stress in a confined space with limited reinforcers for 24 hr a day, 7 days a week. To meet this unprecedented challenge, we developed a dynamic and holistic protocol that extended to the full day and that recognized the need for sustainable intervention delivered solely by parents, who were often looking after more than one child. These practices are presented in this article, together with a discussion of lessons we have learned thus far, which may be useful for behavior analysts working in other regions in which the effects of the pandemic are not yet fully realized. Although somewhat unorthodox, we include some parent comments at the end with the goal of sharing the parent perspective in real time as this pandemic unfolds across the world.

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Authors
degli Espinosa, F., Metko, A., Raimondi, M., Impenna, M., & Scognamiglio, E.
ORCID
degli Espinosa, Francesca
Venue
Behavior Analysis in Practice
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-06-02
Volume
13
Issue
3
Pages
550-558
ISSN
  • 1998-1929 (ISSN-L)
  • 2196-8934
DOI
10.1007/s40617-020-00438-7
PMC
PMC7266382
OpenAlex
W3030262772
Cited by
118
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 9
FWCI
36.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Behavior Analysis in Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, COVID-19 lockdown, family support, parent training, applied behavior analysis, remote intervention, behavioral problems, adaptive skills, caregiver stress, parental attitudes

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