Grossly speaking, and given the rather limited details in the reports, yes.
The aircraft took off with one autopilot (Captain's side) inoperative (legal per MEL), and lost the 2nd A/P (FO side) in the climb. So they had to fly stick and rudder and throttle by hand.
What is
not clear to me is what else the failure may have entailed. There is a suggestion in the tests made later that they may have also lost one or both EADIs ("glass" artificial-horizon displays, including a speed tape and glide-slope indicators - but not a full PFD). Leaving them with the backup "clockwork" instruments and a more difficult scan. And also (?) had an air data failure (speeds, pressures and temps for the A/P).
Speed Tape EADI
Looks to me like it took them a few minutes to get their heads back into "just fly it like a C172" mode. At which point they made a successful approach and landing.