A group of autism scientists kicked off efforts Thursday to influence Congress, and the research agendas of private ...

A job fair in Oregon City is hoping to fill summer positions for a Portland-based agency supporting autistic individuals and ...

Autism experts plan to convene in Washington Thursday to propose a research agenda at odds with the one endorsed by the Trump Administration.

Mattel Inc. announced the launch of its first-ever Barbie doll designed to represent the autistic community, a new addition to its Barbie Fashionista line. The company said it worked closely with the ...

As diagnoses among the Black community continue to rise, Mattel has released a new Barbie celebrating autism. There’s a new Barbie on the block, and she’s helping girls and women with autism feel more ...

As we observe World Autism Awareness Month, UMass Lowell stands in support of our autistic community. This month serves as an important reminder that our students, faculty and staff, whether autistic ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

Representation matters in everything, especially in the toys that are helping to raise younger generations. Since its inception in 1959, Mattel Inc. has used the Barbie brand to show there's an array ...

A new study documents how schools might be teaching autistic students that they are the problem and discouraging ...

An autism expert sparks fierce debate over whether the spectrum has grown too broad, leading to misdiagnosis in children and ...