‘My Son Misses School Without Masks’—How Parents of Kids With Autism Can Help Their Kids Adjust to Our New Normal

Dr. Martin says she likes to start by reminding parents that at this point in the pandemic we know a lot more about COVID than we used to, and that’s your secret superpower. “It’s normal for parents to feel some residual anxiety. But a lot of the uncertainty has been removed, enough to give certainty to our children,” says Dr. Martin.