Play takes all sorts of forms, changing from family to family. But one thing stays the same: its importance in your little one’s development. Autistic children often have a specific way of playing and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse. With nearly 78% of autistic children experiencing a ...

World Autism Awareness Day commemorates the period set aside to develop insight and promote solutions for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Although the classic therapies of applied behavior ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, ...

Step into physical therapy professor Anjana Bhat’s colorful Move 2 Learn Innovation Lab on the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus, and you may see ...

Mattel says it spent 18 months developing its autistic Barbie in partnership with a disability rights advocacy group, but in less than three days, the new doll has spurred a wide range of reactions.

The owner of Sylvania Playland disputes the claim, saying the situation was a misunderstanding.