{"id":18691,"date":"2024-09-30T19:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autism.org\/?p=18691"},"modified":"2024-10-16T11:26:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:26:03","slug":"social-media-and-neurodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/social-media-and-neurodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits and Challenges of Using Social Media: Reducing Risks through Joint Problem-Solving and Digital Literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Xinru Page, Ph. D.<\/a>, discusses the benefits and challenges of using social media for autistic young adults. She cites recent survey studies involving autistic people, support networks, and field sites and highlights how social media are not designed with neurodiversity in mind. The speaker considers the importance of supportive communities and repetition in online safety mediation and problem-solving for adults with autism. Page gives guidelines for working with young adults on social media and outlines a social media literacy course currently in its fourth iteration. She provides acknowledgments and study sign-up details before the Q&A.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ph.D. candidate Kristen Chapman moderates the presentation and summarizes attendee responses after each section.<\/span><\/p>\n

Handouts are online HERE (.pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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