Social use of computer-mediated communication by adults on the autism spectrum

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 425-434

  Burke, Moira ^a   Kraut, Robert ^a   Williams, Diane ^b  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Computer mediated communication; Online communities; Social support

Indexed keywords

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION; ONLINE COMMUNITIES; PARTICIPATORY DESIGN; SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

GROUPWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77950890554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1718918.1718991     Document Type: Conference Paper

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