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What a social media campaign taught us about autism awareness in Sri Lanka

Behind the INSAR 2027 abstract: metrics, Sinhala-first content and community capacity.

Ruchira SachinthanaRuchira SachinthanaOct 2026 · 7 min read
What a social media campaign taught us about autism awareness in Sri Lanka

Our INSAR 2027 abstract tracks a social media campaign launched through Namaste Sri Lanka. Here is what we set out to measure and what surprised us.

Why a campaign, and why online

Families often meet autism through stigma before they meet support. An online campaign in Sinhala reached people where they already were.

What we tracked

  • Reach and engagement across platforms
  • Shifts in the language people used in comments
  • Requests for services and resources
[ CAMPAIGN CREATIVE ]
Campaign creative from “Let’s See Differences Differently”.

What comes next

Turning engagement into community capacity: training, referral pathways and better tools for the people doing the work.

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Ruchira Sachinthana
Written by Ruchira SachinthanaAI solutions engineer, IoT product designer and researcher. Founder & CEO of WEMIXT.

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