Attitudes of Chinese public towards the autism community: Evidence from a decade of Weibo data.

ABSTRACT: Autism is a highly stigmatized developmental disorder in Chinese society, with the public harboring many prejudices and misunderstandings towards individuals with autism.Grounded in ABC attitude theory, explores the status, trends, and characteristics of Weibo users' attitudes towards the autism community. Utilizing natural language processing and machine learning techniques, the study analyzes 1,113,014 Weibo posts concerning autism, spanning from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2022. Findings indicate that Weibo users generally hold a positive and progressively improving attitude towards the autism community, particularly in affective and behavioral dimensions. However, the cognitive dimension of these attitudes remains relatively underdeveloped. Notable variations in attitudes and thei

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11369461 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature