The COVID-19 pandemic impacted everyone in the United Kingdom when restrictions were put in place to prevent the spread of the disease. However, it is thought that children and young people (CYP) with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) would be more affected than others due to existing inequalities and vulnerabilities. A scoping review methodology was used to ascertain what is known from academic literature about CYP with SEND in the United Kingdom. The findings indicate that existing inequalities for CYP with SEND and their families were exacerbated, with impacts on their mental health. Home-learning and home life was also challenging for many, resulting in difficulties with education and physical health. The majority say the experience was negative, but there was a minority who experienced positive impacts because of the restrictions. This minority voice is sometimes a sizeable minority so their views should not be overlooked. Even those who found it mostly negative reported some positives which are of interest. Participants were mostly parent/carers of autistic CYP, and the research did not reach great numbers of CYP with other diagnoses nor did it hear from many CYP directly due to the restrictions in place at the time.

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冠状病毒大流行对英国有特殊教育需求和/或残疾的儿童和青少年生活的影响：范围界定审查

当英国采取限制措施以防止疾病传播时，COVID-19 大流行影响了英国的每个人。然而，人们认为，由于现有的不平等和脆弱性，有特殊教育需要和残疾的儿童和青少年 (CYP) 将比其他人受到更大的影响。使用范围界定审查方法来确定英国有关 CYP 和 SEND 的学术文献中的已知信息。研究结果表明，CYP 与 SEND 及其家人之间现有的不平等现象进一步加剧，对他们的心理健康产生了影响。对许多人来说，家庭学习和家庭生活也充满挑战，导致教育和身体健康方面的困难。大多数人表示这种经历是负面的，但也有少数人因为限制而经历了积极的影响。这种少数派的声音有时是相当大的少数派，因此他们的观点不应被忽视。即使那些认为它大多是负面的人也报告了一些有趣的积极因素。参与者大多是自闭症 CYP 的父母/照顾者，由于当时的限制，该研究没有接触到大量患有其他诊断的 CYP，也没有直接收到许多 CYP 的消息。