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The Virtual Shift - Early Childhood Intervention Therapies for Pakistani Children with Down Syndrome During COVID-19

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The paper aims to discuss the impact of Karachi Down Syndrome Program (KDSP)’s virtual Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) service, comprising of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy clinics, on children with Down syndrome and their parents in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to August 2020. The results yielded many positive outcomes of the virtual shift and allowed for continuous innovation in empowering parents and transforming the developmental outcomes of children with Down syndrome.

Source: The review of disability studies/Review of disability studies

Authors: Huzaifa A. Khan, Samar Naqvi, Sidra Zahid

Language: English

Topic: Down syndrome and intellectual disability research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3214077527

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