ArticleFrontiers in digital health2023
Digital trends in autism: a scoping review exploring coverage of autism across YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
Article in Frontiers in digital health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- A cross-sectional study on the quality of pediatric autism-related videos on short video platforms.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Autism Information Progression and the Impact of Misinformation on Autism Knowledge, Awareness and Stigmatization.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The relationship between newspaper reading preferences and attitudes towards autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Shaping Teacher Education Through Professional Identities: Enhancing Autism Awareness.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
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- How Diagnostically Accurate are #Autism Portrayals? A Latent Space Item Response Modeling Approach.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Is social media a promising global health center for the concussed? A scoping review of concussion coverage across social media.Health promotion perspectives · 2025Review
- Assessing AI-Generated Autism Information for Healthcare Use: A Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Geographic Evaluation of ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Diagnostic challenges of autism spectrum disorder in women without intellectual or language impairments: a narrative review.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Review
- An Objective Comparison of the Quality and Reliability of Information Regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder on YouTube.Cureus · 2024Article
- Digital Inclusion for Neurodiverse and Vulnerable Communities in the Global South: A Policy Analysis Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Autism continues to be a leading neurodevelopmental disorder across adult and pediatric populations that transcends racial, ethnic, age, and socioeconomic groups worldwide. Autism care and treatment also exerts immense costs on the healthcare system and lost productivity which are partly attributed to the existing resource limitations globally. Organizations, campaigns, and policies exist worldwide in increasing equity and accessibility of resources and services to individuals with autism. In the context of our digital era, a wealth of information is also more readily available on autism through electronic communication including social media platforms. As YouTube, Twitter and Facebook are ever-growing and among the leading social media platforms in contemporary times, examination of content covered on autism across these communication mediums is timely and warranted. This review consolidates findings from 32 sources on the sources, formats, and nature of content covered on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook pertaining to a wealth of dimensions surrounding autism. Strengths and limitations of the studies and endeavors are presented. Implications for future campaign development, health equity, health policy, neurodiversity, and patient care are also delineated. Lastly, recommendations for future research and practice are discussed which present directions for tapping into the potential of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook as health communication mediums across the ever-changing autism landscape.
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