Learning Community : Concept Map

I chose the learning community of "parents of autism". What attracted me to this community was their immediate need for information and understanding. It is also a community that involves emotional relationships, ideology, and communications. Autism is a highly charged topic and the need for understanding is necessary for parents of a child with autism.

This is a concept map that outlines the members of the community, the needs, and a brief glimpse into the information that is gained from the connections made in the community. This is a tool for academic purposes only, primarily my personal academic purposes. The concept map helped me to learn and define the community. In order for me to understand, I set the map up in phases of the parents, from the point of being "expecting parents" to becoming "parents of an autistic young adult".

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