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

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by impairments in social ...

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic ...

Ascendigo Autism Services has announced details for its annual signature fundraising gala, Ascendigo Blue Aspen, which will ...

Rachel Reid, the Canadian author behind the Game Changer book series that inspired the show, has previously confirmed on ...

A former school bus aide has pleaded guilty to assaulting three nonverbal students with autism who were unable to report the ...

Myths about autism abound. Here, experts explain what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to the condition. Plus, what it means to be neurodivergent in this way. Myth 1: Autism is a mental ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to falsely claim that vaccines cause autism despite overwhelming ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum ...

From the outside, autism can be difficult to understand. The unique sensory world of an autistic person can mean that a joyful event—like a Christmas party—can become nightmare of noise, lights, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its website with a new stance on the potential link between vaccines and autism. The new wording on the CDC’s site now states, "The claim ...