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What Motivates Internet Users to Search for Asperger Syndrome and Autism on Google?
Raúl Tárraga-mínguezPilar Sanz-cerveraIrene Gómez-marísubject
MyNews020205 medical informaticsgenetic structuresGoogle trendsAutism Spectrum DisorderHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedia_common.quotation_subjectInternet privacylcsh:Medicineautism02 engineering and technologysocial campaignsbehavioral disciplines and activitiesArticlePerceptionmental disorders0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringmedicineNormalization (sociology)Humans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesAsperger SyndromeAutistic Disordermedia_commonAspergerInternetbusiness.industry05 social scienceslcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthSensationalismmedicine.diseaseSocial marketingTrendinaliaAsperger syndromeAutism spectrum disorderSpainAutismThe Internetinternet users’ behaviorAutismebusinessPsychology050104 developmental & child psychologydescription
Social campaigns are carried out to promote autism spectrum disorder (ASD) awareness, normalization, and visibility. The internet helps to shape perceptions of Asperger syndrome and autism. In fact, these campaigns often coincide with the increase in searches for both diagnoses on Google. We have two study objectives: to use Google Trends to identify the annual time points from 2015 to 2019 with the highest Google search traffic in Spain for the terms &ldquo
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-15 | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |