COVID19 Crisis Response Survey for Families of Individuals with Special Needs

A COVID-19 study led by Prof. Andrea C. Samson that looked at the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on families of individuals with special education needs. The project was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (PP00P1_176722 for Prof Andrea Samson), UniDistance Suisse, and the European Federation of Williams Syndrome as well as by IRAN Cognitive Sciences & Technologies Council (Grant No. 9311) and Iran National Science Foundation, INSF (Grant No. 99010447 and 4003215 for Dr, Jamal Amani Rad)

A detailed list of collaborators can be accessed here.

Publications

Anxiety and worries of individuals with down syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study in the UK

Vasileios Sideropoulos, Hyelin Kye, Daniel Dukes, Andrea C Samson, Olympia Palikara, Jo Van Herwegen

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, vol. 53, Springer US New York, 2023, pp. 2021--2036

Anxiety, concerns and emotion regulation in individuals with Williams syndrome and Down syndrome during the COVID-19 outbreak: a global study

Vassilis Sideropoulos, Nayla Sokhn, Olympia Palikara, Jo Van Herwegen, Andrea C Samson

Scientific Reports, vol. 13, Nature Publishing Group UK London, 2023, p. 8177

Anxiety, Concerns and COVID-19: Cross-Country Perspectives from Families and Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Journal of Global Health, 2023

The impact of COVID-19 on anxiety and worries for families of individuals with special education needs and disabilities in the UK

V Sideropoulos, D Dukes, M Hanley, O Palikara, S Rhodes, DM Riby, AC Samson, J Van Herwegen

Journal of autism and developmental disorders, vol. 52, Springer US, 2021, pp. 2656--2669

COVID19 Crisis Response Survey for Families of Individuals with Special Needs

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