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Research indicates that the social stigma of an autism label is the biggest unaddressed problem with autism. To address this gap, a novel celebratory paradigm will seed the first wave of Celebratory Technology for Neurodiversity. By creating Celebratory Technology SIG, we plan to foster an HCI community of neurodiverse scholars over the coming years. A goal of the SIG is to enrich HCI researchers’ understanding of neurodiversity because of increased awareness of neurodiverse communities, approach design from a celebratory perspective that aims to intervene at a societal level, and clarity around community-oriented challenges that warrant further exploration. This SIG will produce knowledge via a conceptual framework and empirically derived interaction designs for social change. Design sprint results and discussion will be encouraged to be expanded upon and disseminated via publications in venues such as ACM CHI, ASSETS, and TACCESS. Ultimately, these new interaction designs may drive programs implemented by social media platforms and policy to reduce autism stigma.

event-place: Honolulu, HI, USA