A few years after the start of the pandemic, and a couple of years into “recovery”, scientists are still disentangeling the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns and exposure. For example, is there an uptick in autism screen positives when pregnant mothers fell ill? Were there diagnostic disparities based on co-morbid conditions? Did autistic people feel better over time during the pandemic? This week’s #ASFpodcast explores these questions using new longitudinal data sets designed to better understand the long term impacts of the pandemic.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/39312236

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jar.13300

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39228920