I know several people who are affected by learning disabilities, genetic disorders, autistic traits and mental health problems who are only just hanging on, with the help of family and medication.
Their families are exhausted by the fact they cannot tell them when or how this will end or get better.
I am somewhat surprised that they've lasted this long, and if you know someone with marked difficulties in this area you'll also know about the importance of routines, predictability and boundaries to each day. All clubs, day centres and voluntary activities have stopped from the middle of March.
Some that I know have actually started bending a few rules (eg allowing a young platonic couple to spend days together watching DVDs and drinking lemonade - but on separate sofas - in one family's home or out in the back garden together doing gardening and watering whilst distanced). The risk from not allowing them to do so after 2 months physical separation was higher in terms of a massive meltdown could result in hospital admission (and then exposure to C-19) and/or harm to others, than if they could see and be with each other a few time a week.
There are going to be so many exhausted, tired and drained people around, please be lovely to each other. Some people's risks are not the same as others.
