ERIC Number: EJ1430948
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Publication Date: 2022-Jun
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Brief Report: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Asian American Families with Children with Developmental Disabilities
Sarah Dababnah; Irang Kim; Yao Wang; Charina Reyes
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, v34 n3 p491-504 2022
Discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, even prior to the pandemic, little research explored the experiences of Asian American families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities. This brief report summarizes the results of a survey conducted between May and July 2020, in the immediate aftermath of state and local lockdowns due to the pandemic. Twenty-five Asian American caregivers of children with autism and other developmental disabilities completed the survey and reported on the pandemic's impact on their household. Most of the caregivers were mothers, immigrants, Chinese, raising children with autism, and highly educated. Participants' primary concerns were the disruption of their children's educational and therapeutic services. We discuss research limitations and implications.
Descriptors: Children, Asian Americans, Family (Sociological Unit), Developmental Disabilities, COVID-19, Pandemics, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Experience, Emergency Programs, Child Caregivers, Services
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Language: English
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