Share Paper: The emotional effect of online learning during the Covid-19 epidemic on students with learning disabilities and AD(H)D

1. Yehuda Peled, Western Galilee College, Israel
2. Maya Kalman-Halevi, Western Galilee College, Israel
3. Rony Tutian, Western Galilee College, Israel

Abstract: This study examined the emotional costs and well-being of students with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) facing online learning, during the Covid-19 epidemic. The study was conducted among 237 students in Israel during June-July 2020. Students with LD and / or ADHD suffer from significantly higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression compared to students without LD and / or ADHD and demonstrated significantly lower well-being compared to students without LD and / or ADHD. There were no significant differences between those groups in emotional costs and well-being if the students had previous experience in online ...