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ERIC Number: EJ1321912
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Community Led Co-Design of a Social Networking Platform with Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Zhu, Randy; Hardy, Dianna; Myers, Trina
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n1 p38-51 Jan 2022
Adolescents with ASD face challenges in forming positive friendships due to their ASD condition. This study developed a social networking platform based on the needs of a small group of ASD adolescents and their parents/carers and examined what potential benefits such a system could provide. We conducted seven co-design workshops with six adolescents with ASD over eight months. The team exchanged ideas and communicated through group discussions and drawings. The findings suggest that: (1) participants demonstrated self-advocacy skills through an iterative co-design process; (2) a safe and familiar environment encourages active participation from adolescents with ASD as co-designers; and (3) parents, community group and fellow participants play a pivotal role in engaging adolescents with ASD on a social-network.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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