COVID-19: social isolation and consequences in the lives of children with autistic spectrum disorder

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.73672

Keywords:

COVID-19, Social Isolation, Child, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Withholding Treatment

Abstract

Objective: to know the guidelines of health professionals about the consequences of social isolation, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, on the development and lives of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Method: field study, exploratory, descriptive and with a qualitative approach, supported by the references of Family-Centered Care and Bardin's Content Analysis and approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Developed in municipalities in the interior of São Paulo, from September to October/2021, with the participation of twelve health professionals. Results: the experiences learned followed instructions in the thematic categories: “Interruption of therapies and professional strategies”, “Implications of the pandemic on the development of the autistic child” and “Social isolation of the pandemic and the family dynamics of the child with autism”. Conclusion: the social isolation resulting from the coronavirus pandemic interfered in the lives of autistic children and their families, with consequences for social, motor, linguistic and pedagogical development.

Author Biographies

Maria Aparecida Bonelli, Centro Universitário Central Paulista

Enfermeira. Docente do Centro Universitário Central Paulista Unicep. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Jaciara Camargo Cianflone Dotta, Centro Universitário Central Paulista

Enfermeira. Bacharel em Enfermagem pelo Centro Universitário Central Paulista.

Gabriele Petruccelli, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Aluna de mestrado junto ao Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Paula Renata Miranda dos Santos, Centro Universitário Central Paulista

Enfermeira. Docente do Centro Universitário Central Paulista Unicep. Mestrado em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso.

Nayara Cristina Pereira Henrique Prado, Centro Universitário Central Paulista

Bacharel em Enfermagem. Doutora e Mestre em Ciências pela Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2023-12-12

How to Cite

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Bonelli MA, Dotta JCC, Petruccelli G, Santos PRM dos, Prado NCPH. COVID-19: social isolation and consequences in the lives of children with autistic spectrum disorder. Rev. enferm. UERJ [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 12 [cited 2025 Sep. 23];31(1):e73672. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/73672

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