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Publication Date: 2017-Oct
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"I've Had Conversations That Have Gone on for Hours": A Portrait of an Autistic Youth's Online Relationship Building
Kist, William; Morgan, Kate
Journal of Interactive Learning Research, v28 n4 p397-416 Oct 2017
This article examines what that immersion in virtual worlds has looked like for Jason (a pseudonym), a 21-year-old person diagnosed on the autism spectrum who has participated in virtual games since he was 12. Over the four years we have followed Jason, what has been noticeable is not only the increasing communication skills he has demonstrated, but the changing nature of the virtual worlds in which he has been immersed.
Descriptors: Autism, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Computer Games, Males, Communication Skills, Clinical Diagnosis, Skill Development, Case Studies, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Child Relationship, Mothers
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