There is a significant sex bias in autism, which continues even as autism in females gains more recognition in research and ...

When autistic people ask artificial intelligence programs for life advice, mentioning their diagnosis prompts these systems to recommend highly conservative choices like skipping social events or ...

Autistic children are vulnerable in therapy programs. A Michigan case shows how safeguards can fail, leading to abuse.

The actress shares what she hopes young readers take away from her new book 'Oh, Tal! Not Like That' and watching her on the ...

Around 1% of the world’s population is estimated to be autistic, while roughly 15% to 20% is thought to be neurodivergent. With billions of people on the planet, that adds up to a significant ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sabrina Ortengren had almost no hope when she and her husband Jay sat down with an autism therapy provider in Evergreen in 2022. All of the specialized ...

“Does he have autism?” Robert’s mother asked anxiously. I’m a behavioral/developmental pediatrician working in a front-line private practice for the last 45 years in a Bay Area suburb. The family had ...

ATLANTA — The Marcus Autism Center announced it will conduct the largest study of behavior, brain and genomic biomarkers in children across the autism spectrum following a $21.9 million grant from the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down ...

Mattel’s autistic Barbie has sensory-sensitive, stimming features — which any parent of a child on the spectrum will be intimately familiar with. “Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an ...

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, ...