Perceived anxiety in family caregivers of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome during the lockdown of the first COVID-19 wave in Spain. Data set.

This is a subsection of the Spanish data collected for an international Project (doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/5NKQ9) focused on studying the impact and response to the COVID-19 lockdown across the world for families of individuals with special needs. In this particular Spanish subproject we studied the emotional impact of the strict lockdown during COVID-19 on Spanish caregivers of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Williams Syndrome and Down syndrome.

Data were collected through an online survey. All caregivers reported concerns directly related to the pandemic and lockdown situation. Anxiety was predicted by previous anxiety disorder and the child’s diagnosis.