Blog that relate to the condition Autism
This website is an example of the topic that I am discussing in this blog http://www.autismnz.org.nz/
The introduced topic of interest drawn from my field work experience is people that have Autism. On my placement I on of the clients was a child with autism. I believe that these online communities will be helpful for the parents of these children as well as other members of the community that are effected by Autism. Each of these communities bellow are places for people to blog and add in a message or suggestion about autism.
The sites are interactive in similar ways but each have a slightly different focus on what they offer.Autism blogger provides videos and a chat room for people to contribute to. Talk Autism is a site based around talking and chatting online about autism. World autism community is both a blogging message online community and also a place to met people from a worldwide community. All of these sites are interactive with online chatting and blogging. However the Talk autism website has more of a focus on messaging and chatting to other people where as the other ones are not as straight forward but still helpful. People can contribute to the online communities via chat, messaging and through face book when using world autism. These sites contribute to the community as it is the glue that brings people together and allows a place where people can share their thoughts and feelings with others.
This website is an example of the topic that I am discussing in this blog http://www.autismnz.org.nz/
The introduced topic of interest drawn from my field work experience is people that have Autism. On my placement I on of the clients was a child with autism. I believe that these online communities will be helpful for the parents of these children as well as other members of the community that are effected by Autism. Each of these communities bellow are places for people to blog and add in a message or suggestion about autism.
The sites are interactive in similar ways but each have a slightly different focus on what they offer.Autism blogger provides videos and a chat room for people to contribute to. Talk Autism is a site based around talking and chatting online about autism. World autism community is both a blogging message online community and also a place to met people from a worldwide community. All of these sites are interactive with online chatting and blogging. However the Talk autism website has more of a focus on messaging and chatting to other people where as the other ones are not as straight forward but still helpful. People can contribute to the online communities via chat, messaging and through face book when using world autism. These sites contribute to the community as it is the glue that brings people together and allows a place where people can share their thoughts and feelings with others.
People may choose to contribute as the web page is easy to follow such as the talk autism page. Or they may choose to contribute to the online community as they find the information appealing or know someone that is in the community already. The people that access these web pages are seeking information and support in their life dealing with autism which could be personal or effecting the people around them. The information in Talk autism is a one way shared site. Autism blogger is a reciprocal closed blog site and World autism is a mixture of both private and community posts.
There may be possible ethical issues as some people that are affected by Autism might have some information that they don't want to share on a community or shared blog but may post a blog on the wrong page by accident. This can cause ethical issues as it is a breach of privacy. Some people might not want others to view their blogs or comments so may wish to make them private also. Blogs are impersonal so there is no physical connection which may lead people to make comments that are hurtful or unethical to each other and not realise that they are offending others.
Online communities provide easy access and quick answers compared to geographical communities. They allow people to communicate from the comforts of their own home and don’t have to go out anywhere if they don’t want to but still can get the answers they need. However these communities cannot provide the face to face contact that geographical communities provide. Geographical communities give an opportunity for people to show emotions and have personal contact with others.
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Hi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI think your blog on autism is very interesting, and the sites you have linked are helpful in understanding it :)
Chloe