Designing a social network to support the independence of young adults with autism

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Independence is key to a successful transition to adulthood for individuals with autism. Social support is a crucial factor for achieving adaptive self-help life skills. In this paper we describe the results of a formative design exercise with young adults with autism and their caregivers to uncover opportunities for social networks to promote independence and facilitate coordination. We propose the concept of SocialMirror, a device connected to an online social network that allows the young adult to seek advice from a trusted and responsive network of family, friends and professionals. Focus group discussions reveal the potential for SocialMirror to increase motivation to learn everyday life skills among young adults with autism and to foster collaboration among a distributed care network. We present design considerations to leverage a small trusted network that balances quick response with safeguards for privacy and security of young adults with autism.
Publisher
ACM
Issue Date
2012-02-11
Language
English
Citation

2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), pp.627 - 636

DOI
10.1145/2145204.2145300
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/292199
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ID-Conference Papers(학술회의논문)
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