Coronavirus: Parents of Quebecers with developmental challenges call for vaccine priority Alexandre Grant, whose twin brother Jonathan has autism and a developmental disability, told Global News they had been pushing for months since people with those conditions, like his brother, are at greater risk for contracting the virus.“We know that people with intellectual disability are at higher risk for getting COVID,” said Grant. “They’re also at higher risk for severe outcomes.”He said they weren’t getting any answers.In early April, people with similar conditions who live in group homes and other residences started getting their shots.But even after the health ministry opened up vaccinations for people with chronic illnesses in the first.