The rise of functional tic-like behaviors: what do the COVID-19 pandemic and social media have to do with it? A narrative review

JM Martindale, JW Mink - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background There has been a rise in explosive onset of tic-like behaviors during the COVID-
19 pandemic. Historically, this is an uncommon phenomenology of functional movement …

Effects of COVID-19 on the educational performance of children with special educational needs and disabilities: A systematic review according to children's/youth's …

E Pittas, E Papanastasiou - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide a first systematic research overview of the effects of the pandemic
on the educational performance of children with SEND according to children's/youths and …

Identification and characterization of learning weakness from drawing analysis at the pre-literacy stage

LG Dui, E Lomurno, F Lunardini, C Termine… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Handwriting learning delays should be addressed early to prevent their exacerbation and
long-lasting consequences on whole children's lives. Ideally, proper training should start …

Autism in preschool-aged children: the effects of COVID-19 lockdown

C Termine, V Galli, LG Dui, V Berlusconi… - Journal of Autism and …, 2023 - Springer
The COVID-19 lockdown affected children, especially those with autism spectrum disorder,
due to the disruption in rehabilitation and educational activities. We conducted a cross …

Distance learning during COVID-19 lockdown: Impact on adolescents with specific learning disorders and their parents

A Battisti, G Lazzaro, C Varuzza, S Vicari… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background The transition of teaching from in-person to Distance Learning (DL) due to the
COVID-19 pandemic led to negative effects on students' psychological wellbeing and …

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian primary school children's learning: A systematic review through a psycho-social lens

E Trotta, G Serio, L Monacis, L Carlucci, CV Marinelli… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected many areas and contexts of today's society,
including school and family. Several studies focused on the worldwide effects of school …

Mental Health of Children With Special Educational Needs and the Return to In-Person Learning After the COVID-19 Pandemic

WWY Tso, LK Leung, MSC Chow, Y Wang… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited evidence on whether the quality of life and behavior of children
with special educational needs (SEN) have improved or worsened since schools reopened …

The Association Between the Impact of COVID-19 and Internalizing Problems Among Children and Adolescents with ADHD: The Moderating Role of Parental Anxiety

L Gowans, T Ritchie, MA Rogers, Y Jiang… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2024 - Springer
Previous research has identified an increase in internalizing problems during the COVID-19
pandemic in children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …

Impact of COVID-19 on Mothers Raising Children with Special Needs: Insights from a Survey Study

L Tiberio, C Massullo, G Carrus, S Mastandrea… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Home confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak had psychological effects that continue to
be explored by researchers. This study investigated factors influencing the mental health of …

Assessing the influence of COVID-19 lockdown measures on cognition and behavior in school age children in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance site …

BT Gutema, EZ Tariku, ZA Melketsedik… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Ethiopian schools were closed for nearly 40 weeks as a measure to control the COVID-19
pandemic. The objective of the study was to evaluate the role of COVID-19 pandemic's …