Social access and representation for autistic adult livestreamers

Author

Terrance MOK, University of Calgary
Anthony TANG, Singapore Management UniversityFollow
Adam McCRIMMON, University of Calgary
Lora OEHLBERG, University of Calgary

Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

10-2022

Abstract

We interviewed 10 autistic livestreamers to understand their motivations for livestreaming on Twitch. Our participants explained that streaming helped them fulfill social desires by: supporting them in making meaningful social connections with others; giving them a safe space to practice social skills like “small talk”; and empowering them to be autistic role models and to share their true selves. This work offers an early report on how autistic individuals leverage livestreaming as a beneficial social platform while struggling with audience expectations.

Keywords

autism, livestreaming, online communities, social interaction, Twitch

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Information Security | Social Media

Research Areas

Information Systems and Management

Publication

ASSETS '22: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Athens, October 23-26

First Page

1

Last Page

4

ISBN

9781450392587

Identifier

10.1145/3517428.3550400

Publisher

ACM

City or Country

New York

Citation

MOK, Terrance; TANG, Anthony; McCRIMMON, Adam; and OEHLBERG, Lora. Social access and representation for autistic adult livestreamers. (2022). ASSETS '22: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Athens, October 23-26. 1-4.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7893

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3550400