People with autism have brains that are wired differently. This can make them especially strong in some areas-such as ...

"I love the message that it sends to children," Katy told USA TODAY. "Like it tells autistic children who might see ...

Autistic people are so rarely depicted in media and entertainment, it's no wonder most people don't really understand much ...

Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study, which ...

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, ...

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently declared autism a national “epidemic,” calling it a “preventable disease” that is growing at an “alarming rate.” He went on ...

There was some backlash to Mattel's newly introduced autistic Barbie. But one doll could never represent an entire community.

Mattel adds the neurodivergent woman to their collection of diversity dollies to overhyped fanfare it doesn’t deserve. From: ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder ...

An autistic Barbie is joining Mattel's line of fashion dolls that's intended to celebrate diversity. The toymaker says it ...

Mattel recently released an autistic Barbie, and transphobes are freaking out about the doll “promoting gender identity” ...