Tremolada, M.; Rosa, M.; Incardona, R.M.; Taverna, L.; Guidi, M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychosocial Well-Being and Adaptation in Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 2132.
Tremolada, M.; Rosa, M.; Incardona, R.M.; Taverna, L.; Guidi, M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychosocial Well-Being and Adaptation in Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2132.
Tremolada, M.; Rosa, M.; Incardona, R.M.; Taverna, L.; Guidi, M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychosocial Well-Being and Adaptation in Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20, 2132.
Tremolada, M.; Rosa, M.; Incardona, R.M.; Taverna, L.; Guidi, M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychosocial Well-Being and Adaptation in Children and Adolescents with Asperger’s Syndrome. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2132.
Abstract
Mental health could worsen in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder during the Covid19 pandemic. In addition, their parents could be more at risk for an increase in anxiety and depression symptomatology. This study aims to understand the adaptation and the psychosocial well-being in a sample of 16 males aged 10-21 years old with Asperger syndrome after the quarantine for Covid19 when they return to school and partially to their activities in September 2020, The approach adopted is multi-informant with a battery of questionnaires on psychological health and adaptation given by a secure online web data Qualtrics both to adolescents and also to their parents. Paralleling matched peers with typically development were assessed adopting the same methodology. The results evidenced several difficulties in Asperger’s psychological health, especially in anxiety and socialization. Also adaptation is put in crisis, even if they reported a good comprehension and adoption of the behaviors anti-Covid19. Parents of children with Asperger reported similar psychological difficulties and general health than those of the group of children typically developing. Some clinical indications could be discussed for psychologists who follow children and adolescents with Asperger.
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