Research Output - Special needs covid

2023

• Di Poi, G., Dukes, D., Meuleman, B., Banta Lavenex, P., Lavenex, P., Papon, A., Tran., M., Stallmann, L., Treichel, N., & Samson, A. C. (2023). Increased anxiety in families of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. Frontiers in Education, 8, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.951970
• Martínez-Castilla, P., Campos, R., Samson, A. C., Van Herwegen, J., & Dukes, D. (2023). Ansiedad percibida en familiares cuidadores de personas con Trastorno del Espectro Autista, Síndrome de Down y Síndrome de Williams durante el confinamiento de la primera ola por COVID-19 en España [Perceived anxiety in family caregivers of individuals with autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome and Williams syndrome during the lockdown of the first COVID-19 wave in Spain]. Actas Españolas de Psiquitría, 51(2), 56-64. https://www.actaspsiquiatria.es/repositorio/26/142/ESP/26-142-ESP-56-64-870384.pdf
• Sideropoulos, V., Kye, H., Dukes, D., Samson, A. C., Palikara, O., & Van Herwegen, J. (2023). Anxiety and worries of individuals with Down syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study in the UK. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53(5), 2021-2036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05450-0
• Sideropoulos, V., Sokhn, N., Palikara, O., Van Herwegen, J., & Samson, A. C. (2023). Anxiety, concerns, and emotion regulation in individuals with Williams syndrome and Down syndrome during the COVID-19 outbreak: A global study. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 8177. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35176-7
• Sideropolous, V., Van Herwegen, J. Meuleman, B., Alessandri, M., Faisal, A. . . . Samson, A. C. (2023). Anxiety, worries and COVID-19: Global perspectives from families and individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions. Journal of Global Health.  
• Wang, F., Memis, I., Durocher, J. S., Furar, E., Cavalcante, L., Eshraghi, R. S., Samson, A. C., Van Herwegen, J., Dukes, D., Alessandri M., Mittal, R., & Eshraghi, A. A. (2023). Efficacy of coping mechanisms used during COVID-19 as reported by parents of children with autism. PLOS ONE, 18(4), Article e0283494. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283494

2022

• Alenezi, S., Temsah, M-H., Alyahya, A.S., Almadani, A.H., Almarshedi, A., Algazlan, M.S., Alnemary, F., Bashiri, F.A., Alkhawashki, S.H., Altuwariqi, M.H., Alsedrani, R., Alkhiri, A. & Alarabi. M. (2022). Mental health impact of COVID-19 on Saudi families and children with special educational needs and disabilities in Saudi Arabia: A national perspective. Frontiers in Public Health 10:992658. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.992658/full
• Di Poi, G. & Samson, A. C. (2022). Emotionen in Zeiten der Pandemie - Wie haben Familien mit Kindern mit sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf und Behinderungen die COVID-19 Pandemie erlebt? Menschen, 3, 4, 10-12.
• Furar, E., Wang, F., Durocher, J. S., Ahn, A., Memis, I., Cavalcante, L., Klahr, L., Samson, A. C., Van Herwegen, J., Dukes, D., Alessandri, M., Mittal, R., & Eshraghai, A. A. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on individuals with ASD in the US: Parent perspectives on social and support concerns. PLOS ONE.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270845
• Samson, A. C., Sokhn, N., Van Herwegen, J., & Dukes, D. (2022). An exploratory study on emotion regulation strategy use in individuals with Williams syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, Article 940872. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.940872
• Sideropoulos, V., Kye, H., Dukes, D., Samson, A. C., Palikara, O., & Van Herwegen, J. (2022). Anxiety and Worries of Individuals with Down Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study in the UK. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05450-0 link
• Sideropoulos, V., Sokhn, N., Palikara, O., Van Herwegen, J., & Samson, A. C. (2022). Anxiety and emotion regulation in young people with Williams syndrome and Down syndrome during the COVID-19 outbreak: A global study. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. https://psyarxiv.com/bh6tk/

2021

• Di Poi, G., Dukes, D., Tran, M., & Samson, A. C. (2021). Comment les familles d’enfants avec besoins éducatifs particuliers ont vécu la crise de la COVID-19 : Observations préliminaires pour la Suisse. [How families with children with special educational needs experienced the Covid-19 crisis: preliminary observations for Switzerland]. Revue suisse de pédagogie spécialisée. 1, 9-18. Read here (French)
• Dukes, D., Van Herwegen, J., Alessandi, M., Alnemary, F., Amani Rad, J., Banta Lavenex, P., Bolshakov, N., Bölte, S., Ying Cai, R., Campos, R., Chirita-Emandi, A., P. Costa, A., Costanzo, F., di Poi, G., Des Portes, V., Faivre, L., Famelart, N., Fisher, M., Gamaiunova, L., … Samson, A. C. (2021, February 15). Introducing the COVID-19 crisis special education needs coping survey. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rtswa
• Dukes, D., & Samson, A. C. (2021). COVID-19 : Donnons la parole aux parents d’enfants avec des besoins éducatifs particuliers [COVID-19: giving voice to the parents of children with special educational needs]. Pages romandes : Revue sur la pédagogie spécialisée les déficiences intellectuelles et développementales, 3, 28-31.
• Prosetzky, I., Poustka, L., Dukes, D., & Samson, A. C. (2021). Eine internationale Studie zu Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf Familien mit einem behinderten Kind: Wie ging es den Familien in Deutschland? Ein Bericht. [An international study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families with a child with special educational needs: How did German families fare? A report]. Teilhabe, 60, 2. Read here (German)
• Samson, A. C., Di Poi, G., Tran, M., & Dukes, D. (2021). Die Auswirkungen der COVID-19 Pandemie in der Schweiz: Erste Beobachtungen bei Familien mit Kindern sonderpädagogischem Förderbedarf [The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland: First observations in families with children with special educational needs]. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Heilpädagogik, 27(5-6), 18-25. [The link will be available soon].
• Sideropoulos, V., Dukes, D., Hanley, M., Palikara, O., Rhodes, S. Riby D., Samson, A. C., & Van Herwegen, J. (2021, February 3). The impact of COVID-19 on anxiety and wellbeing for families of individuals with Special Education Needs and Disabilities in the UK. PsyArXiv https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/gyhd9
• Su, X., Cai, R. Y., Uljarević, M., Van Herwegen, J., Dukes, D., Yang, Y., Peng, X., & Samson, A. C. (2021). Brief Report: A cross-sectional study of anxiety levels and concerns of Chinese families of children with special educational needs and disabilities post-first-wave of COVID-19. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 708465. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.708465

2020

• Hrnčířová, L., Jariabková, K., & Zámečníková, D. (2020, September 17). Mezinárodní výzkum dopadu pandemie covid-19 na rodiny dětí se speciálními potřebami: Průběžná informace [International research on the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on families of children with special needs: An update] [Poster presentation]. Psychologické dny 2020, Olomouc, Czech Republic. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AP2N2lnT1wg6Gf3Kil5NizZCWjf9jh70/view
  About this poster: A psychology day took place in Olomouc, Czech Republic. We presented a poster with the main information about the research project - its aims, participating countries, initial results and recommended procedures according to the short report prepared by Jo Van Herwegen with a team of authors. The abstract is available at the conference website: http://www.psychologickedny.info/p/blog-page_2.html
• Samson, A. C. (2020, September). Wie geht es Familien von Kindern mit besonderen Bedürfnissenwährend der COVID-19 Pandemie? Eine internationale Studie [How are families of children with special needs doing during the COVID-19 pandemic? An international study]. Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Autismus-Spektrum, 16, 10–14. http://wgas-autismus.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Newsletter_0920_bunt_final.pdf
• Van Herwegen, J., Dukes, D., & Samson, A.C. (2020). COVID19 Crisis Response Survey for families of Individuals with Special Needs [Data set]. OSFHOME. Retrieved May 27, 2020, from osf.io/5nkq9
• Van Herwegen, J., … Samson, A.C., & Dukes, D. (2020). Written evidence submitted to the UK government on the impact of COVID-19 on education and children’s services: The impact on families of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in the UK. Retrieved July 23, 2020. https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/8883/pdf/

• Dattaro, L. (2020, April 30). Autism researchers adapt studies for a socially distant world. Spectrum. https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autism-researchers-adapt-studies-for-a-socially-distant-world/
• Fasal, M. (2020, May 26). COVID-19: Familien mit besonderen Bedürfnissen am Anschlag? [COVID-19: Families with special needs on the attack?] Alma & Georges. https://www3.unifr.ch/alma-georges/articles/2020/covid-19-familien-mit-besonderen-beduerfnissen-am-anschlag?lang=de