Psychology

Pick one upcoming conversation that matters in your own life or work. What one specific thing might you do or what choice might you make that would improve the quality of that conversation? Please let me know the conversation and the response to this question in a 250-500 word journal response (handwritten is fine).

Purpose: I intend for the reader (including myself) to feel the emotions conjured by my experiences, to be pulled into the page and ride the waves of my various experiences with me, and to obtain a deeper understanding of who I really am, the essence of my being. Strengths: My strengths for this paper are that was able to dive deep into some of the things in my life that I don't talk about as often, or are harder to bring up. I'm pleased that I was able to get into some of the details and felt good about what I wrote. Weaknesses/Disappointments: I feel like I can express these experiences in a way that has more impact on the reader and myself. Maybe I'm looking for more detail, or more relateability. What I got out of writing this paper: Acknowledgments:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, essential services and support for individuals with ASD have had to transition to telehealth and virtual technologies. While these technologies have been recommended for use to continue provision of essential services to this population, it has yet to be understood what impact it has had on essential service providers and adults with ASD. This experience report provides insight from essential service providers and adults with ASD from a community center for adults with developmental disabilities to understand their experiences in providing and accessing mental health, and community and vocational support during the COVID-19 pandemic through telehealth and virtual technologies. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Accessibility.