We asked psychologists how they were using telephone and video calls to support people with learning disabilities and autism, since the Covid-19 lockdown. In all, 95 psychologists answered our questions. Most (80 per cent) psychologists were using telephone to offer support. A little more than half (58 per cent) were using video calls to offer support. Psychologists talked about some problems offering support using video calls, like problems with computers and internet, service users finding it hard to use the video calls, and making sure people felt comfortable talking over video. Psychologists said that using video calls can help to keep in touch and offer support to people with learning disabilities and autism when we cannot meet face to face.
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