Autism and COVID-19: A Case Series in a Neurodevelopmental Unit.

Leslie NollaceCora CraveroAlice AbbouBrice Mazda-WalterAlexandre BleibtreuNathalie PereirraMyriam Sainte-MarieDavid CohenMarianna Giannitelli

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)

Organizing a COVID+ unit for patients with autism is realistic and requires close collaboration with infectologists. We believe that this initiative should be promoted to limit both the spread of the virus and the ostracism of patients with autism and challenging behaviors.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
coronavirus disease
intellectual disability
sars cov
quality improvement
respiratory syndrome coronavirus