ABSTRACT
C. R. Carnahan used Photovoice to improve learning materials and peer engagement for autistic students, and to examine teachers’ views of their strengths and weaknesses in teaching these students. Photovoice is a visual participatory research method that involves participants taking photographs to depict their everyday lives and experiences. The advantages of using Photovoice in research with autistic children are numerous. As compared to interviews, with the use of photographs taken by the children, Photovoice enables a more authentic view of the topic being studied through the eyes of the autistic children. Photovoice may be especially useful for children who get anxious while engaging in traditional interviews due to the expectation of maintaining eye contact with the researcher, something which most autistic children are uncomfortable with. Time and effort are also needed in explaining the purpose and intentions of the Photovoice project to the children and preparing the related materials such as cameras.
