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The experiences of autistic young people and their parents of lockdown and the reopening of schools: Key messages for policy makers, schools and families

Oliver, C; Vincent, C; Pavlopoulou, G; (2021) The experiences of autistic young people and their parents of lockdown and the reopening of schools: Key messages for policy makers, schools and families. The British Educational Research Association (BERA): London, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

This briefing reports on the findings of qualitative research, funded by the British Educational Research Association (BERA) conducted in late 2020 with 17 parents of autistic children and young people (CYP) attending mainstream schools in England, as well as six autistic CYP themselves. The aim of the research was to generate insight into these parents and children’s lived experiences of the 2020 lockdown, home-schooling, virtual learning and return to school. While much of the broader focus on impacts of lockdown on education has shown the effects on CYP experiencing socio-economic deprivation, this research demonstrates its significant impacts on autistic CYP, who were already at risk of educational exclusion pre-pandemic. The briefing provides evidence to contribute to current debates about how schools move forward in the wake of the pandemic.

Type: Report
Title: The experiences of autistic young people and their parents of lockdown and the reopening of schools: Key messages for policy makers, schools and families
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: https://www.bera.ac.uk/resources/digital-resources
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10131401
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