S2E13 – COVID-19’s Impact on Kids With Emotional Disabilities, Including Autism

Host Dorothy Cociu continues her 3-part series on the real-world effects of COVID-19 on the community.  In part 2 of this mini-series, she interviews Ruth Tello-Di Leva, MS, BCBA, founder and president of Familias First, an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy provider in Los Angeles county.  In this candid interview, they discuss the emotional impact of COVID on kids and adults with disabilities such as Autism, how the pandemic affected their treatment, and how best to deal with the continued interruptions to their routines and unknowns in a virtual and hybrid world.  This podcast will be helpful to parents and teachers dealing with special needs children and adults.