New Study Sheds Light on how Online Disscussion Groups are Helpnig People with Autism Find a Voice and Identiry for Themselves

A new study of 39 people with autism and Asperger's syndrome using online discussion groups over time to communicate with each other reveals how the Internet helps people living with these conditions communicate with each other and discuss their lives and identities in an online environment. The study titled "Constructing an Autistic Identity: AS Voices Online" is published in the October 2006 issue of the journal /Mental Retardation/ can be found here!