Supporting Children With Autism Through the Coronavirus Crisis

Authors

  • Akram Ahmadzadeh Department of Counselling, School of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Fatemeh Maleki Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
  • Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Javadi Department of Social Work, School of Behavioral Sciences, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that have endangered the lives of many people with several outbreaks throughout history. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) recently caused a pandemic [1]. It began in China from December 2019, and by now it has affected 201 countries, more than 37,423,660 people worldwide, and claimed the lives of more than 1,074,817 people [2].

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volume 18  issue 2

pages  113- 116

publication date 2020-06

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