Participant 272 Community Conversations Interview

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2021-01-26

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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library

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In this interview, Participant 272 shares their experience caring for an adult son on the autism spectrum during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participant shares that their son struggled with going to school before the pandemic because of their anxiety, and expresses that being at home really helped their son grow and learn new skills because they were no longer in an environment that provoked anxiety. The participant also shares about their experience contracting the coronavirus, and their views on the COVID-19 vaccine.

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COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Disabled Individuals, Positive Outlook, Social and Economic Factors, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, Education, Those Left out of Virus Response, Employment, Self-Care Strategies, Vaccine for COVID-19, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Recommendations, Resilience, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Middlesex Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic

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