Online social media poses opportunities and risks in autistic youth: implications for services from a qualitative study

BackgroundAutistic people are vulnerable to developing mental health problems due to their difficulties in managing social situations and interpersonal relationships. The popular online social media (OSM) can be a potential solution to these concerns for their social lives as it allows non-face-to-f...

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Main Authors: Phil Wai Shun Leung, Shirley Xin Li, Eleanor Anne Holroyd, Carmen Sze Oi Tsang, William Chi Wai Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.959846/full