Page Overview
This page is dedicated to sharing COVID-19 information and resources for families with neurodiverse kids that have been reviewed by the POND Network. This page includes:
- POND Network’s COVID-19 Social Story
- COVID-19 Information
- Online COVID-19 Books
- COVID-19 Online Toolkits and Tips
- Recommendations for Providing Care and Support to Families and Patients
- COVID-19 Activity Ideas
- Talking To Your Children About COVID-19
- Funding
POND Network’s COVID-19 Social Story: #KidsVSCovid (English)
POND Network’s COVID-19 Social Story: #KidsVSCovid (French)
COVID-19 Information
- Public Health Agency of Canada, click here.
- CDC Guide to Coronavirus, click here.
- Holland Bloorview’s tip sheets and resources supporting clients and families during COVID-19, click here.
- Association for Community Living Canada resources, click here.
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital what parents need to know, click here.
- Brainpop Coronavirus Video, click here.
- Autism Ontario Resources, click here.
- Autism Speaks Information, click here.
- International OCD Foundation, click here.
- Anxiety Canada, click here.
Recommendations for Providing Care and Support to Families and Patients
- Recommendations from Amy Kelly to Parents with Special Needs Children, click here.
- AAP Tips for Parents coping with stress during COVID-19, click here.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) guide to helping families cope with COVID-19, click here.
- Psychology Today tips for parenting during COVID-19, click here.
- Autism Research Institute: Basic Supports and Strategies to Get us Through and Keep us Sane, click here.
Online COVID-19 Books
- Books Beyond Words resource from the UK on COVID, click here.
- NPR Comic for Kids, click here.
- Book for children under 7 on COVID-19, click here.
COVID-19 Online Toolkits, Apps, and Tips
- UNC online tool kit for supporting individuals with autism during the Coronavirus, click here.
- Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities: How to stay safe, well and connected, click here.
- COVID Keep Safe, click here.
- AAP Tips for Parents coping with stress during COVID-19, click here.
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) guide to helping families cope with COVID-19, click here.
- Psychology Today tips for parenting during COVID-19, click here.
- International OCD Foundation Mobile Apps, click here.
COVID-19 Activity Ideas
- Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities: Dancing, click here.
- Play structured and activities to fill the day by Princess Awesome and Boy Wonder, click here.
- Scholastics Learn at Home, click here.
- GoNoodle Movement videos, click here.
- Fluency and Fitness, click here.
Talking To Your Children About COVID-19
- NY Times Talk to Teens, click here.
- Child Mind Institute, click here.
- PBS, click here.
- NPR featuring Dr. Donna Murray, click here.
Funding
- Funding for families if they have children who are not in school or child care because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Any parents can apply for direct funding to offset the cost of buying materials to support their children’s learning, while they practice self-isolation and physical distancing. Click here.