Digital Resources for Families

Resources for families with autistic kids, which includes tips on how to best communicate understanding of the virus.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Dr. Theresa Tam answer questions from kids about COVID-19.

The Child Mind Institute presents a comprehensive resource featuring physicians, child psychologists, and experts in the field to help parents explain Coronavirus to their children.

Published by Nosy Crow, this book had expert input from those in the fields of education, psychology, and medicine. The book answers key questions about Coronavirus in simple language, for 5-9 year olds.

Join Nuttah and Kitchi as they share information on the coronavirus pandemic, and how people in their community can work together to stay safe.

A journal and activity guide to accompany the Nuttah & Kitchi eBook.

Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler created some brand new Gruffalo pages that are great for starting conversations about COVID-19 with kids. Published exclusively in The Guardian newspaper.

Hands On! International Association of Children's Museums offers a free Coronovirus guide for children, available in 17 languages.

This wonderful organization provides a Coronavirus Social Story and links to several helpful autism-related resources.

An e-mental health service that provides trained counsellors for kids to help them get through this difficult time. The helpline is also available to front line workers. Call or text/chat.

This non-profit organization, in consultation with health professionals, offers free resources and stories to help children understand the current crisis

Includes resources for parents and a list of videos for young kids featuring their favourite PBS characters talking about hand washing and germ prevention.

Shannon and Dean Hale, authors of The Princess in Black books, have released a free e-book featuring their superhero main character. The book is available for download on her website.

A full list of free eBooks about Coronavirus, provided by the NYC School Library System.

A collection of teaching resources for PK-12 to help ease fears and provide age-appropriate information about viruses.

WHO provides six one-page tips for parents that cover planning one-on-one time, staying positive, creating a daily routine, avoiding bad behaviour, managing stress, and talking about COVID-19.