This thesis uses the social model of disability as a theoretical framework in order to examine the way that blogs contribute to the integration of people with autism in society. An online ethnography approach is used in order to examine posts from eight blogs that were written by individuals with autism or by parents of individuals with autism in 2015. The thesis identifies issues that concern individuals with autism. In addition, the thesis explores how the writers of the blogs address these issues and therefore, provides people with autism and their parents with the opportunity to share their own point of view. The thesis compares the findings of blogs that are written by individuals with autism to blogs that are written by parents of individuals with autism in order to find similarities and differences in the way that both groups perceive issues that are important for people with autism. / February 2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MANITOBA/oai:mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca:1993/32104 |
| Date | 06 February 2017 |
| Creators | Feigis, Yelena |
| Contributors | Hansen, Nancy (Disability Studies), Driedger, Diane ( Disability Studies) Taylor, Laura ( Social Work) |
| Source Sets | University of Manitoba Canada |
| Detected Language | English |
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