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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 5/2021

01-05-2021 | Autism Spectrum Disorder | COVID-19

Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Alicia Nuñez, Catalina Le Roy, María Elisa Coelho-Medeiros, Mauricio López-Espejo

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 5/2021

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Abstract

Aim and methods

Cross-sectional data from 118 Chilean children with ASD collected during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 were evaluated to analyze predictors of behavioral problem impairment.

Results

Forty-five percent of parents stated that their children’s behavioral difficulties increased in intensity or frequency. The adjusted predictors were having a family member hospitalized with COVID-19 (OR = 4.11; 95% CI = 1.53–11.1) and parents’ mental health disorders during the pandemic (OR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.01–5.83).

Conclusion

Potentially modifiable psychosocial factors affecting children’s behavior should be considered in a possible second outbreak.
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Metadata
Title
Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors
Alicia Nuñez
Catalina Le Roy
María Elisa Coelho-Medeiros
Mauricio López-Espejo
Publication date
01-05-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 5/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05147-9

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