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an assessment every year to monitor their progress and make plans to address the areas of delay.7 The COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing since 2019, and there is no certainty about the prediction of its end.8 Two years on, the threat of yet another wave, and the subsequent breakdown of the health system, is impending. PA has been on hold because of parents’ worries about exposing the children, safety issues, and because the assessment process is difficult to conduct, keeping in mind the COVID-19 precautions issued by the hospitals, of keeping interaction time-limited and maintaining at least 6 ft distance. The overall number of parents seeking assessments for their children has decreased,9 as they do not deem it a medical emergency. The pandemic has made parents extremely wary of coming to hospital settings (or having face-toface interactions), although many of them understand the need for the evaluation. Additionally, CND also have several