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Brief report: trends in US National autism awareness from 2004 to 2014: the impact of national autism awareness month
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Brief report: trends in US National autism awareness from 2004 to 2014: the impact of national autism awareness month

Elizabeth A DeVilbiss and Brian K Lee
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, Vol.44(12), pp.3271-3273
Dec 2014
PMID: 24915931

Abstract

United States - epidemiology Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - epidemiology Internet - trends Time Factors Awareness Humans Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - diagnosis Research Report Autistic Disorder - diagnosis Autistic Disorder - epidemiology Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Child
We sought to evaluate the potential for using historical web search data on autism spectrum disorders (ASD)-related topics as an indicator of ASD awareness. Analysis of Google Trend data suggested that National Autism Awareness Month and televised reports concerning autism are an effective method of promoting online search interest in autism.

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