'He's Incredibly Confused': Parenting A Child With Autism During The Pandemic - NPR

Feda Almaliti with her son, 15-year-old Muhammed, who has severe autism.

"Muhammed is an energetic, loving boy who doesn't understand what's going on right now," she says.

Feda Almaliti with her son, 15-year-old Muhammed, who has severe autism.

"Muhammed is an energetic, loving boy who doesn't understand what's going on right now," she says.

For those living with or caring for someone with severe autism, those challenges can be exponentially more difficult.

Almaliti is the mother of 15-year-old Muhammed, who has severe autism.

She is also vice president of the National Council on Severe Autism.

"Muhammed is an energetic, loving boy who doesn't understand what's going on right now?

He doesn't know why he can't go to the park, why he can't go down to the grocery store," Almaliti says.

"So he's incredibly confused, in this time when we're all confused, but he really doesn't understand it.".

We don't know when it's going to end.

We don't know what's going on, and to deal with autism at home makes it even harder?

But I don't know how to accurately convey, it's really hard.