Building Community and Identity Online: A Content Analysis of Highly Viewed #Autism TikTok Videos.

Daniel G GilmoreDeondray RadfordMeghan K HaasMorgan ShieldsLauren BishopBrittany N Hand

Published in: Autism in adulthood : challenges and management (2024)

Highly viewed #autism TikTok videos primarily share autistic people's individual experiences rather than providing general education about autism. However, autistic Black, Indigenous, and people of color may have difficulty finding others that represent them along both disability and racial dimensions. Future research should investigate autistic people's motivations for using TikTok, and how #autism content shapes social discourse about autism.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
healthcare
mental health
multiple sclerosis
social media
health information
quality improvement