COVID-19 has grossly impacted lives of people across the globe. In particular, children have also been affected due to closure of schools, therapy, and day care centers. Families have been challenged with new circumstances, and mental health professionals are coming up with novel ways to help these families who have children with mental health issues. This article describes experiences of families who have children with a diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder with comorbid mental health difficulties and their ways of coping with the pandemic challenges. The series will throw light on ground level experiences of families during the pandemic, give insights into their ways of adapting, and brings out problem areas which healthcare professionals must work on, to design novel ways of care. The case series is novel and a similar report has probably not been presented from India or other low and middle income countries.

COVID-19 严重影响了全球人民的生活。特别是，由于学校、治疗和日托中心的关闭，儿童也受到了影响。家庭面临着新情况的挑战，心理健康专家正在想出新的方法来帮助这些有心理健康问题的孩子的家庭。本文介绍了患有被诊断为患有神经发育障碍的儿童并伴有精神健康问题的家庭的经历，以及他们应对大流行挑战的方式。该系列将揭示大流行期间家庭的基层经历，深入了解他们的适应方式，并提出医疗保健专业人员必须解决的问题领域，以设计新颖的护理方式。