Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe path to autism diagnosis and intervention has always been arduous, but families in small towns with limited access to healthcare services are at a much greater disadvantage. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the surge in virtual services for autism has offered clinicians and researchers a unique opportunity to bring care to the home of geographically underserved communities. Through interviews with autism researchers, health experts, and family members of autistic individuals, this two-part project takes a look at the barriers to autism care in rural America, and the potential and limitations of telehealth to expand access to services.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master
- Department dc:contributor.department
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing
- Grantor dc:publisher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2022
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Zia, Shafaq
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Smart, Ashley
Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Copyright retained by author(s)
- Licence dc:rights.uri
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/147594
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/147594