Participant 267 Community Conversations Interview

Date

2021-01-26

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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library

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In this interview, Participant 267 shares their experience caring for two adult children on the autism spectrum. The participant says their children's needs are different and both have faced challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participant 267 talks about struggling to keep their adult children occupied, engaged, and cooperative at home. The participant shares that parents of children with disabilities have suffered during the pandemic because their support was abruptly taken away by closures.

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Disabled Individuals, COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Social and Economic Factors, Education, Employment, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Resources Needed, Housing, Unpredictability, Access to Care, Positive Outlook, Childcare Arrangements, Relationships, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Acts of Kindness, Health Behaviors, Mental Health, Recommendations, Children, Resilience, Financial_Economic (In)stability, Union Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic

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