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Aspies and the Social Media A presentation by Gabrielle Hogg and Leith McMurray
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Aspies and the Social Media. A presentation by Gabrielle Hogg and Leith McMurray. Interpersonal Communication: asynchronous v. synchronous. Asynchronous Synchronous Letters, written notes and memos face-to-face conversations Voicemail messages telephone or cell-phone - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Aspies and the Social Media
A presentation by Gabrielle Hogg and Leith McMurray
Interpersonal Communication: asynchronous v. synchronous• Asynchronous Synchronous• Letters, written notes and memos face-to-face
conversations• Voicemail messages telephone or cell-phone conversations• Email video conferencing• Online forums, groups, instant messaging discussion boards Skype• Facebook status updates, Facebook chat comments, email• Twitter posts• Blog posts and responses
Different uses for Facebook• Communication• Information- serious or light• Friendship• Sharing photos and images which may
or may not “resonate” with the recipients
• Providing a place to “rally the troops” and promote a unity of purpose
• “Special purpose pages” e.g. “The Mosh Pit” for younger Aspies who get a bit annoyed with the older ones- and one for the older ones, which is another closed group.
• “Justice for Ari Smith-Voorkamp”, wherein we gathered support for a young aspie treated badly by Police during the Christchurch earthquakes
• Many Asperger pages, usually closed groups, but some, e.g. Asperger Syndrome New Zealand as a substitute for a hacked webpage.
A possibility …
Blogspot: autismogirl.co.nz
I have a blog about my life
with autism
The question of “twitter”• Twitter seems to be more a vehicle for
people to “follow” celebrities or others they admire. Aspies don’t find this a
good way to connect with other Aspies.
http://strangeringodzone.blogspot.co.nz
Penni’s blog
Aspies and cats….
Humorous and relevant…
Useful visual aids• We share a lot of these posters etc
which can be usedon our own pagesor timelines or
printed out for information.
Commentary
Aspergers Syndrome New Zealand Aspie HQ in
New Zealand
Lightbulb man.. Adopted as a logo for Aspiehelp (has local significance)
Alternate personas when Facebook unexpectedly shuts you down (Jung Gui Li)
We have a virtual group rather like this
An Aspie joke…
Facebook pages and websites• Asperger’s Syndrome New Zealand• Aspiehelp• Aspergers amongst Aspergers• International Asperadults• Autism in New Zealand
• www.aspiehelp.com
Other uses of the Internet:• Online fora, e.g. the Global and
Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (G.R.A.S.P)- has a big selection of fora for special interest groups, e.g. the Women’s forum, which provides information on AS, support, advice and encouragement for late-diagnosed women. These use email so are not in “real time”.
Acknowledgements:• “Friending: real relationships in a virtual
world” By Lynne M. Baab IVP 2011
• Penni (New Zealand)
• The NZ Aspie Community
• And some Australians as well!
