The educational landscape changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the pandemic, school absenteeism was at very high levels among children with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDC). The pandemic has had multiple disruptive effects. We need to investigate how these effects might relate to school attendance in this vulnerable group one year after the COVID-19 pandemic started. Our project will investigate:
- School absenteeism and reasons for absenteeism among children with NDC
- Child, family and school factors associated with school absenteeism
- Barriers and facilitators of school attendance
- Parents’ experiences of home schooling