Social media shaping autism perception and identity.

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This study suggested that social media can provide important information about autism to autistic people. We interviewed 12 autistic adults (aged 18-49 years) and talked to them about the use of social media to find both general information and content specifically about autism, autism identity and online autistic communities. There is little research exploring how autistic people find information about autism on social media and how that makes them feel. Therefore, it is important to ask autistic people about their experiences with using social media to obtain content about autism. The 12 participants explained that when they searched for information about autism on the official health pages, they often felt that the information they found was insufficient and could n

SUBMITTER: Skafle I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11487866 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature