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This study analysed Google Trends data for\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">autism<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Asperger<\/jats:italic>\n                    between 2004 and 2025, focusing on popular media-related results within the categories\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Movies<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">TV &amp; Video<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Results showed a progressive increase in search interest for autism and a decline for Asperger in both categories, alongside a marked concentration of attention around a small number of highly recurrent media references. Male-coded characters dominated the sample, although several recent female portrayals generated substantial interest. These findings highlight the role of popular media in shaping the terms, figures and representations through which autism becomes visible online.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Lay Abstract<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study looked at how people search online for information about autism and Asperger\u2019s, and how popular movies and TV shows influence that interest. By analysing Google Trends data from 2004 to 2025, we found that searches for autism have steadily increased, while searches for Asperger have declined. A small number of media portrayals accounted for most of the search activity, showing that certain portrayals strongly shape public curiosity. Most of these characters were male, although interest in female autistic characters has grown in recent years. 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