Commentary Volume 18 Issue 8 - 2026

When the Parents are Gone: Grief, Responsibility, and the Future of Autistic Adults

Scott Garner*

PhD Developmental Psychology, Ball State University Monsey Indiana Director and Founder of the Indian Autism Alliance, USA

*Corresponding Author: Scott Garner, PhD Developmental Psychology, Ball State University Monsey Indiana Director and Founder of the Indian Autism Alliance, USA.
Received: August 11, 2026; Published: August 28, 2026



Taking into account the results and actions performed during the previous COVID-19 pandemic waves, it seems that in the last wave in our Region, the decision-making process that concerned patients, both surgical and those who required intensive or critical cares, have been adapted and changed, based on modifications suffered in care indicators, both in terms of available resources and in the volume of activity demanded by both COVID-19 infected or non infected patients operated on. This article aims to offer some new perspectives on this issue.

Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2 Infection; Safety Management; Surgery

Scott Garner. “When the Parents are Gone: Grief, Responsibility, and the Future of Autistic Adults”. EC Neurology 18.8 (2026): 01-04.