Covid-19 has profoundly affected the way each person individually lives since March 11, 2020, when the first case was seen in our country, leading to changes in daily routines and lifestyle. One of the groups affected by this situation has been individuals with special needs and their families. With Covid-19 entering our lives, individuals with special needs lost their already very limited social environment and were enclosed to their homes, turned to eating more, and began to spend most of their time watching television and sitting. The environment, restricted in terms of social stimuli, reduced their motivation to such a level that they could not even fulfill their daily life skills. Individuals with intellectual disabilities who live their lives at home and whose social circles are stuck in a narrow space are also at risk of losing their existing skills. This sedentary lifestyle has begun to threaten their psychological health as well as their physical health in general.
In the family, it is possible to say that mothers are more affected by this process. In addition to meeting the needs of their children with special needs, the fact that other children continue their education from home and fathers work from home has increased the workload of mothers at home and left them no time to devote to themselves. It is believed that it may be possible to cope with this situation, which significantly and negatively affects the quality of life of individuals with special needs and their mothers, through the provision of online support services at home. Therefore, the aim of this project is to examine the impact of online support services on the quality of life and physical activity of individuals with intellectual disabilities and their mothers in the 25 to 50-year-old age range who remain at home due to Covid-19.