A new jump in cases on college campuses prompted schools like the University of Notre Dame to cancel in-person classes for two weeks.
"This is an individualized decision for each family that depends on a child's medical conditions, but also the circumstances of the family," Foster said."Even two children who on paper have the same medical condition, depending on the family circumstances, may have to plan differently." Luckily for Josie, her family is able to offer a lot of support. Because her parents' jobs allow them to work from home, Josie won't be returning to school this fall. She's on thethrough Illinois Medicaid, which provides a range of supportive services from counseling and training of unpaid caregivers to technology and equipment provisions. This school year, an in-home caregiver will be leading Josie's remote learning four days per week, and Storey plans to manage a fifth day.
Other parents may decide to send their children back to school, which should help their developmental health but may mean risking a COVID-19 infection. Now, researchers from SyracuseAccording to their study, overall cases of COVID19 in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities were higher in the 0 to 17 age group compared to those without these disabilities.
"Pediatricians like me who care for kids with chronic conditions encourage parents to think about what we call disaster planning, and this happens to be a particular type of disaster," Foster said.
we are absolutely failing these children.
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