Coronavirus Global Conversations: Life in lockdown with autism

The Documentary Podcast

• Episode: Coronavirus Global Conversations: Life in lockdown with autism
• Website: The Documentary Podcast
• Feed URL: http://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/p02nq0lx.rss
• Duration: 00:27:33
• Published: 2020-05-31 03:02

What is the pandemic like for people with autism? We hear from three parents in Chile, Spain and India who discuss the impact lockdown has had on their children with autism. They explain how their children seem happier away from the social environment of school, but that they are also concerned about the impact on their social skills. Plus, three American editors who work on newspaper pages writing obituaries of people who have died with coronavirus.