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The THE Young family has had to adapt to life at HOME home during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Chrissy Young)
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BY BEN VERDE
Brooklyn Paper
Children and adults with developmental disabilities have found their routines thrown off
dramatically by the coronavirus pandemic, leaving those who care for them struggling to fill
the gaps in their days at home.
For Suffolk County mother of three Chrissy Young, New York State’s stay-at-home order has
meant the end of the predictability that her sons Nicholas and Michael, who both have level
3 autism, rely on.
“You and I can say, ‘Oh, we’ll go with the flow,’” said Young. “But when you’re dealing with
people with disabilities, that’s not in their playbook.”
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