Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Children With Intellectual Disabilities and Their Parents: The Perspective of Parents in India.
Background: The COVID‐19 pandemic affected children with intellectual disabilities and their parents in numerous ways. This study investigates the impact by analysing the narratives of their parents in the city of Guwahati, located in Assam, a northeastern state of India. The study contributes to th...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 405 - 416 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2025
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