Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report

Children of all ages can be affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), although they appear to be less affected than adults in both incidence and severity. Difficulties arise in children with co-morbid conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with regard to isolation or quarantine, in...

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Autores principales: Shaji George, Chong Vui Heng
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:17bea99eaf9742ccb262e8e4de0478ab2021-12-04T07:10:37ZChallenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report10.51866/cr11371985-2274https://doaj.org/article/17bea99eaf9742ccb262e8e4de0478ab2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/v16n2-CR-Challenges-in-managing-children.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1985-2274Children of all ages can be affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), although they appear to be less affected than adults in both incidence and severity. Difficulties arise in children with co-morbid conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with regard to isolation or quarantine, investigation, and management. It can be a challenge to manage such children, be it in a national COVID center or hospital or a tertiary center. We report our experience and the challenges we faced managing two siblings with ASD and COVID-19.Shaji GeorgeChong Vui HengAcademy of Family Physicians of Malaysiaarticleautism spectrum disorderautismsevere acute respiratory distress syndromecoronavirus-2sars-cov-2covid-19challengesMedicineRENMalaysian Family Physician, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 67-69 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic autism spectrum disorder
autism
severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
coronavirus-2
sars-cov-2
covid-19
challenges
Medicine
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spellingShingle autism spectrum disorder
autism
severe acute respiratory distress syndrome
coronavirus-2
sars-cov-2
covid-19
challenges
Medicine
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Shaji George
Chong Vui Heng
Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report
description Children of all ages can be affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), although they appear to be less affected than adults in both incidence and severity. Difficulties arise in children with co-morbid conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with regard to isolation or quarantine, investigation, and management. It can be a challenge to manage such children, be it in a national COVID center or hospital or a tertiary center. We report our experience and the challenges we faced managing two siblings with ASD and COVID-19.
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author Shaji George
Chong Vui Heng
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title Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report
title_short Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report
title_full Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report
title_fullStr Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Challenges in managing children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and COVID-19: A case report
title_sort challenges in managing children with autism spectrum disorder and covid-19: a case report
publisher Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
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