Being stuck at home away from people we know and love is tough for everyone right now, but some will be finding it hard in ways you may never have thought.
There are around 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK – that is more than 1 in 100. Autistic people see, hear and feel the world differently to other people and so lock down will be affecting people in different ways.
BBC Bitesize spoke to two people about their experiences. Holly (15), is in year 10 and studying for her GCSEs and Robert White, comedian, who came second on Britain’s Got Talent in 2018
Read their experiences here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrc8d6f