Scholarship in the sociology of medicine has tended to characterize diagnosis as disruptive
to one's self-concept. This categorization, though, requires reconsideration in light of public …

In this paper, we critically examine the design of mainstream social media platforms from the
point of view of autistic experiences and perspectives, drawing inspiration from the …

An ethnographic study of diverse children on the autism spectrum and the role of media and
technology in their everyday lives. In spite of widespread assumptions that young people on …

Background: Research on stigma management strategies in autism relies on questionnaires
or experiments, leading to a gap in understanding of how to identify the strategies in …

Autism is a developmental condition that impacts 1 in 100 people\
citeNationalAutisticSociety2021. It affects autistic people's interactional and sensory …

In this position paper, we argue for designing autistic social media for thriving neurodiverse
online communities. We discuss emerging work in the field of Human-Computer Interaction …

ABSTRACT Residents in Hong Kong have recently faced more severe mental health
challenges due to the 2019 social unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic, among other social …

Background The increasing use of social media platforms has given rise to an
unprecedented surge in user-generated content, with millions of individuals publicly sharing …

This study achieves two objectives:(1) define two specific affordances—affective embedding
and rendering—capturing the connection between affect and social media affordances from …

We interviewed 10 autistic livestreamers to understand their motivations for livestreaming on
Twitch. Our participants explained that streaming helped them fulfill social desires by …