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This research analysis takes a look at the impact of face coverings worn during Covid-19, had on communication. The research questions this thesis analyzes are: What impact did/do face coverings have on communication during COVID-19? Were communication development milestones impacted due to face coverings or other factors during COVID-19? If so, in what ways did they impact these milestones? How did face coverings impact individuals with receptive and/or expressive communication disorders? In what ways was the mental health of individuals who have a communication disorder (or who didn’t) impacted during COVID-19? Was the overall developmental of cognitive processes in children impacted by mask usage during COVID-19? If so, in what ways? It was found that each topic in question was negatively impacted due to the required face coverings. Voice acoustics, visual cues, and facial expressions being obscured due to the face coverings led to an issue in communicating. These characteristics also led to a downfall in children acquiring language at the expected rate. The face coverings also proved to provide difficulties for individuals who had previous issues communicating and eventually led to some mental health issues for some of these individuals. With all of these factors considered, it was found overall cognition was also impacted in developing individuals. This matter needs to be discussed and addressed in a timely manner to reverse these negative impacts caused by the face coverings during the pandemic

Publication Date

7-23-2022

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