Community Led Co-Design of a Social Networking Platform with Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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 cond...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2022, Vol.52 (1), p.38-51
Main Authors: Zhu, Randy, Hardy, Dianna, Myers, Trina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent development
Adolescents
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autistic adolescents
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Co-design
Community Role
Cooperative Learning
Design
Freehand Drawing
Friends
Friendship
Group Discussion
Health aspects
Humans
Networking
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Parent Role
Parents
Pediatrics
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Public Health
Self Advocacy
Skill Development
Social aspects
Social Networking
Social Networks
Social organization
Teams
Teenagers
Workshops
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-04918-9