Autism Project: A Community-Based Participatory Action Research Approach
1. Reviewing the Data
1.1. Parent perspective
1.2. Interviews
1.3. Parent concerns/barriers
2. Identifying Themes
2.1. Education
2.2. Medical
2.3. Finances
2.4. Social
2.5. Insurance
2.6. Services
3. Connecting with Parents
3.1. Social Media
3.2. Facebook
3.3. Instagram
3.4. Tikt-Tok
3.5. Connecting
3.6. Networking
3.7. Recruiting
4. Social Media
4.1. Facebook
4.1.1. Autism Parent Support Groups
4.1.1.1. Autism Research Groups
4.1.1.2. For professionals
4.1.1.3. Research
4.1.1.4. Networking
4.1.1.5. Discussion
4.1.2. Networking
4.1.3. Support
4.1.4. Relationships
4.1.5. Advice
4.2. Instagram
4.2.1. Autsim Families Influencers
4.2.1.1. Special Education Teachers
4.2.1.1.1. Autism Specialists
4.2.1.1.2. Strategies to use at home
4.2.1.1.3. IEP meeting preperaton
4.2.1.1.4. Advocay skills
4.2.1.1.5. Tips & Tricks
4.2.1.2. Strategies used at school
4.2.1.3. Goals /Objectives in school
4.2.1.4. Activities for students
4.2.2. Family Support
4.2.3. Family Perspective
4.2.4. Family Stories
4.3. Tik-Tok
4.3.1. Content Creators
4.3.2. Personal journeys
4.3.3. Reali stories
4.3.4. Perspective
5. Next Steps (Website)
5.1. Resources
5.1.1. Training
5.1.1.1. Advocacy
5.1.1.1.1. Creative Data Collection
5.1.1.1.2. Continue digital story telling
5.1.1.1.3. Encourage other means of expressing parent experince in a creative way
5.1.1.1.4. " I am From" poem
5.1.1.2. Parent & Teacher communication
5.1.1.3. Parent right to ask for IEP goal progress
5.1.1.4. Parent right to ask for changes/services in IEP
5.1.1.5. Collaborative goal setting
5.1.2. Special Ed Laws & Procedual safeguards
5.1.3. Knowledge of Required Services provided by the district
5.1.4. IEP terminology
5.2. Social media
5.3. Podcasts
5.4. Local support groups
5.5. Blogs
6. Speaking to Professionals: Answering "barrier" questions.
6.1. Participant A
6.1.1. Participant B
6.1.2. Mother of a child with Autism
6.1.3. Special Education Administrator
6.1.4. Special Education program specilaist