Delphi consensus study identifies key mental health priorities for autistic people regarding social media, suggesting a need for more targeted research.
Background: Social media has been linked to a range of harms and benefits to the mental health and well-being of users, including Autistic social media users, who—some have argued—may be particularly sensitive to both positive and negative effects of the technology. Despite this, there has been relatively little research into the links between social media and mental health in Autistic people, and even less is known about the research priorities of Autistic people themselves.
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