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Seraphina Fong¹, Alessandro Carollo¹, Giacomo Vivanti²

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Summary

This study analyzed Reddit posts to understand autism discussions. Key topics include social challenges, stimming, and sensory issues, reflecting autistic individuals' lived experiences and community perspectives.

Keywords:

BERTopic autism autism spectrum disorders natural language processing neurodevelopmental conditions social media social networking sites topic modeling

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Area of Science:

Neurodevelopmental conditions
Social media impact
Autism spectrum disorder research

Background:

Social media platforms influence public perception of neurodevelopmental conditions.
Limited research exists on autism-related content within Reddit.
Reddit offers a space for community and sharing diverse perspectives on autism.

Purpose of the Study:

Examine autism discussions on Reddit.
Identify main topics and narratives.
Explore the lived experiences of autistic individuals.

Main Methods:

Utilized natural language processing (NLP) for topic modeling.
Analyzed 740,042 autism-related posts from Reddit.
Compared discussions across multiple autism-related subreddits.

Main Results:

Prominent themes include social relationship challenges, stimming, and sensory sensitivities.
Discussions cover managing diagnoses, interventions, and daily life coping strategies.
Identified common topics align with social communication differences and restricted, repetitive behaviors.

Conclusions:

Reddit content offers insights into autistic individuals' lived experiences and social media engagement motivations.
Autistic communities often frame traits as differences, with challenges stemming from societal expectations.
Findings highlight the importance of understanding neurodivergent perspectives in online discussions.