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COVID-19 and autism: Uncertainty, distress and feeling forgotten

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Patel, J.A., Badiani, A.A., Nielsen, F.B.H., Assi, S., Unadkat, V., Patel, B., Courtney, C., Hallas, L.·2020·Public Health in Practice
DOI 10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100034PMC PMC7392884
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  • Their reports are in line with findings showing that COVID-19 pandemic increased distress and depression in autistic individuals and decreased their quality of life.

    “Their reports are in line with findings showing that the COVID-19 pandemic increased the level of distress and depression in autistic individuals and decreased their quality of life (Mutluer et al., 2020; Patel et al., 2021).”

    From Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Autistic Adults without Intellectual Disability: A Mixed Methods Study (2022) · cites this paper as Patel et al., 2021

    The main text (page unavailable) says COVID-19 likely increased distress among autistic people and may have worsened their mental health, including risk of depression. It also acknowledges a lack of published research, so it does not present these as established findings. It does not report a decrease in autistic people's quality of life; its reference to quality concerns the care delivered by caregivers. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Patel, J. A., Badiani, A. A., Nielsen, F. B. H., Assi, S., Unadkat, V., Patel, B., Courtney, C., & Hallas, L.
Affiliations
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
  • University of Liverpool (GB)
  • University of Southampton (GB)
Corresponding author
Patel, J.A.
ORCID
Venue
Public Health in Practice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-11
Volume
1
Pages
100034
ISSN
2666-5352 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100034
PMC
PMC7392884
OpenAlex
W3045999369
Cited by
57
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 1
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5.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Public Health in Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, autism spectrum disorder, uncertainty, distress, lived experience, mental health

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