To see the invisible: An empirical comparison of methods for text-based sentiment analysis of online contents from people with autism spectrum condition

Kuan-Chou Ko, Shian-Ko Liu, Chih-Ping Wei, Jia-Shiuan Hsieh, and Ren-Han Yang

With the growing awareness of autism, more and more organizations tried to adapt their service offerings to the special needs of autistic groups.

Introduction

According to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), autism spectrum condition (ASC) involves persistent deficits in social-emotional reciprocity (e.g., reduced sharing of emotions or affect) and nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction (APA, 2013). ASC group has been one of the most dramatically increasing developmental disorders groups, which reflects the progress in case identification as well as the raised autism awareness in society (Zeidan et al., 2022). Thus, more and more practitioners have tried to respond to the special needs of ASC individuals. For example, based on their current understanding of the ASC group, some...

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