How Did Autistic Children, and Their Parents, Experience School Transition during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Autor/inn/en	Code, Aimee; Fox, Laura; Asbury, Kathryn; Toseeb, Umar
Titel	How Did Autistic Children, and Their Parents, Experience School Transition during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Quelle	In: British Journal of Special Education, 49 (2022) 2, S.168-189 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Code, Aimee) ORCID (Fox, Laura) ORCID (Asbury, Kathryn) ORCID (Toseeb, Umar)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-3383
DOI	10.1111/1467-8578.12414
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Students with Disabilities; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Parent Attitudes; Student Experience; Student Adjustment; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Autismus; Elternverhalten; Studienerfahrung; Adjustment; Adaptation; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the academic year in September 2020 was a unique time for those transitioning to a new school. This study aimed to explore the experiences of parents who supported autistic children making a range of different school transitions in 2020. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 13 parents of autistic children in the UK, and data were analyzed with reflexive thematic analysis. For some parents, the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted on aspects of school transitions. However, other parents expressed the view that these same circumstances created opportunities to approach the school transition in a unique, improved manner. This article sheds light on the heterogeneity of experiences and perceptions of parents of autistic children, and highlights the need to examine the impact of COVID-19 on school transitions, including practices that it may be advantageous to retain. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01