'The talk' moments: Understanding neurodiverse workers through Reddit data
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Arlington, Virginia
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March 12, 2023
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March 12, 2023
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March 14, 2023
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Diversity and Professional Engineering Education Papers
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11
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--44972
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https://peer.asee.org/44972
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212
Paper Authors
Niloofar Kalantari George Mason university
Niloofar Kalantari is a Ph.D. student / Graduate Research Assistant at George Mason University. Her research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction, Wearable Health, and Social computing.
Sarah Wittman George Mason University
Dr. Sarah Wittman, Assistant Professor of Management at George Mason University’s School of Business, holds a PhD in Organizational Behaviour (INSEAD), a Master’s degree in Comunicación Política y Corporativa (Universidad de Navarra-George Washington University), and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Simon Fraser University). Her research explores people’s transitions within, across, and beyond organizational boundaries; the organizational impacts of transitions; and the social, technological, and learning support systems that can help make these comings and goings more personally and organizationally successful. Her work has been published in the Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations, Academy of Management Review, and Academy of Management Annals. Her practitioner-oriented work has been featured in Business Insider, business.com, and Employee Benefit News. She currently chairs the Steering Committee of the multi-disciplinary Transitions Research Group.
Vivian Genaro Motti George Mason University
Vivian Genaro Motti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University where she leads the Human-Centric Design Lab (HCD Lab). Her research focuses on Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Wearable Health, and Usable Privacy. She is the principal investigator for a NIDILRR-funded project on assistive smartwatches for young adults in inclusive postsecondary education. Her research has been funded by NSF, TeachAccess, CCI, 4-VA, URSP. Before joining GMU, Dr. Motti was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Human Centered Computing division in the School of Computing - Clemson University. During her postdoc, she contributed to the NSF-funded Amulet project, investigating human factors, usability and privacy of wearable devices for healthcare.
Abstract
In our work, we examined through a qualitative approach the posts shared in the subreddit r/adhd and r/autism, an online community for neurodiverse individuals with data from October 2022 to January 2022. Applying thematic analysis, we identified how individuals with neurodiversity use online community to 1) share job-related concerns and 2) process their personal experiences while seeking advice.
Kalantari, N., & Wittman, S., & Motti, V. G. (2023, March), 'The talk' moments: Understanding neurodiverse workers through Reddit data Paper presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, Arlington, Virginia. 10.18260/1-2--44972
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