CNN (8/28, Thomas) reported experts wrote a letter published in the American Journal of Psychiatry arguing that the coronavirus pandemic has had a disproportionately large impact on people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, and that this population needs special support during the pandemic. The letter’s authors wrote, “People with intellectual and developmental disabilities were disproportionately isolated prior to the pandemic, and the intensification of that isolation stands only to weaken the community for all citizens.”
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— “Covid-19 has disproportionately impacted those living with developmental disabilities, “Naomi Thomas, CNN, August 30, 2020