Recommendations for children with autism spectrum disorder during the Covid-19 epidemic (Health Ministry, Spain)

Recommendations for children with autism spectrum disorder during the Covid-19 epidemic (Health Ministry, Spain)

This document gives some basic advice on caring for autistic children during the COVID-19 epidemic.

It has some advice for parents, such as maintaining healthy eating, sleeping and exercise habits, and presenting activities as choices or games rather than impositions. There are also some suggestions of activities appropriate for children with autism that can be done indoors.

Finally, it reminds parents to carry their disability certificate when going on walks and gives guidelines on what to do if the carer or the child feel ill.


Recomendaciones para niños y niñas con trastorno del espectro autista durante la epidemia del Covid-19. Madrid, Ministerio de Sanidad, 2020, 1 p.


 

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