The new doll carries a pink fidget spinner that actually spins, wears pink noise-cancelling headphones to reduce sensory overload and holds a pink tablet that represents her augmentative and ...

Barely six months after releasing its Barbie with Type 1 diabetes, Mattel introduced its first Barbie with autism. The doll ...

The new autistic Barbie joins an existing line of diverse dolls, including those with Down syndrome, diabetes and more. See ...

Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...

It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" ...

Recent research shows autistics may empathize a bit differently than neurotypicals, but they still feel all the feels. A ...

Autistic masking may be an evolved survival response to social risk: useful for belonging, but costly when sustained over a ...

For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age when symptoms first appear may help anticipate the specific traits, ...

CHICAGO — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children has autism disorders — higher than a previous U.S. estimate of 1 in 150. Greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting ...

SELINSGROVE — Susan Bolig, of Selinsgrove, a wife, mother, and grandmother, has been a key supporter of Parents-to-Parent Connections of Northumberland County, a nonprofit organization that connects ...

On "What's Health," an neurologist explains autism as a neurotype with strengths and challenges. Then, a physician-scientist ...