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

Autistic adults often possess strengths like hyperfocus, pattern recognition, and attention to detail. Identifying and ...

Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?

April marks Autism Acceptance Month with World Autism Day occurring on April 2 every year. The month is meant to be a time for uplifting autistic voices and sharing in the community's joy. But for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When we try to learn something new, our curiosity ...

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

Play is essential to autistic well-being, supporting regulation, joy, and authenticity across the lifespan when individuals ...

Academics at Bournemouth University (BU) have been exploring the impact of menopause on autistic people and discovered that ...

When a child receives an autism diagnosis, every aspect of family life is impacted, including work life. Now that research shows the prevalence of autism in children is as high as 1 in 36, the need ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NEXT for AUTISM, the leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming the national landscape of services for people with autism, announces its 2025-26 grant ...