Autism Spectrum Disorder and Covid 19

Pandemics give rise to fears, thoughts, concerns, and strange patterns of behavior. Why is this? And how best to handle them, especially when we find ourselves in a situation beyond our control - in the midst of a pandemic? When tackling such questions, it’s important first to acquaint ourselves with the world of autism more generally, and then to explore what autistic adults, teenagers and children might be told about coronavirus. How best to explain a pandemic to them, and the precautions it imposes on our lives? How best to encourage them to accept the changes that life in quarantine brings? How best to instill a sense of social responsibility, so that they are more inclined to protect their own health, and the health of those around them? There are no easy answers, but these questions do provide us with the opportunity to step inside the world of children, the world of autism, and to encourage children with autism spectrum disorder to place their trust in us, and join us in new ways of experiencing the world.
Production: Onassis Education