Autistic and non-autistic faces express emotion differently, and misunderstanding can go both ways. A new study suggests that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mattel's new autistic Barbie has been widely praised online for giving representation to the community. But not everyone, ...

Each year, during autism acceptance month, many individuals and organizations engage in activities featuring autism. In the last few years, we have come a long way as a society in trying to understand ...

Mattel made headlines after unveiling its first-ever autistic Barbie doll, developed in partnership with the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. Leah Farrell, CEO of the Autism Society of Newfoundland and ...

For a long time, autism was seen as something that only showed up in boys—and only in childhood. But for thousands of women, the story is different. Quietly, painfully different. They spend decades ...

Mattel's new autistic Barbie has been widely praised online for giving representation to the community. But not everyone, including some autistic people or their family members, is sold on the new ...