<p>This study is a content analysis of the Instagram group The Autisticats. The group creates posts regarding autistic experiences by autistic people. It is a public group that has created a learning and sharing community between autistic and non-autistic people. A literature review investigating how autism has been shaped by society yielded themes regarding norms, intervention, culture, and community. This study identifies and analyzes the dominant autistic narratives and counternarratives proposed by the Autisticats and how these narratives shape autistic experiences. The Autisticats have created a space for autistic voices to be heard, and this research is intended to amplify the group’s reach by highlighting their counternarratives. This study identified themes and counternarrative such as, autistic behaviours are human behaviours, treatment versus support, advocacy and reframing autism. The themes were presented to followers in various types of posts such as, informational, opinion, personal experiences, multimodality, and calls to action.</p>
<p>This study is a content analysis of the Instagram group The Autisticats. The group creates posts regarding autistic experiences by autistic people. It is a public group that has created a learning and sharing community between autistic and non-autistic people. A literature review investigating how autism has been shaped by society yielded themes regarding norms, intervention, culture, and community. This study identifies and analyzes the dominant autistic narratives and counternarratives proposed by the Autisticats and how these narratives shape autistic experiences. The Autisticats have created a space for autistic voices to be heard, and this research is intended to amplify the group’s reach by highlighting their counternarratives. This study identified themes and counternarrative such as, autistic behaviours are human behaviours, treatment versus support, advocacy and reframing autism. The themes were presented to followers in various types of posts such as, informational, opinion, personal experiences, multimodality, and calls to action.</p>
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.