Janis B Kupersmidt, Rebecca Stelter, Kenneth A Dodge
Development and validation of the social information processing application: a Web-based measure of social information processing patterns in elementary school-age boys
Psychological assessment
covid19 pandemic introduced challenges families young children developmental delays beyond widespread concerns surrounding illness loss employment social isolation caregivers responsible overseeing childrens educational therapeutic programmes home often without much needed support professionalsthe present study sought examine impact covid19 77 ethnically linguistically socioeconomically diverse families young children intellectual developmental disabilities idds california oregon participating larger intervention studies parents responded five interview questions impact pandemic services child silver linings positive aspects coping concerns longterm impact pandemicparents reported biggest challenge home caring children loss many essential services parents reported positive aspects pandemic especially together family although positive aspects situation many parents expressed concern longterm impacts pandemic childrens development given loss services education social engagement opportunitiesresults suggest parents young children idd report significant challenges home pandemic professional support especially reopening phases critical support family wellbeing child developmental outcomes