Autistic people are more likely than non-autistic people to hyperfocus on things. This is known as monotropism, where the ...

In January, toymaker Mattel released the very first autistic Barbie doll. She’s wearing a loose purple dress and headphones.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, boys are about three times more likely to be diagnosed as ...

In the academic year so far, the proportion of children who are “persistently absent” from schools in England – missing at least 10% of school sessions – stands at 19.5%. This is up from last year – ...

Autistic and non-autistic faces express emotion differently, and misunderstanding can go both ways. A new study suggests that autistic and non-autistic people use facial movements to express emotions ...

I’m autistic and have a brain injury. ICE dragged me from my car anyway. Then my nightmare really began - IN FOCUS: Exclusive ...

Aliya Rahman says DHS officers violently arrested her and ignored her pleas for medical attention despite repeatedly saying ...

The doll, which is part of Barbie's Fashionistas line , includes intentional design choices like flexible elbow and hand joints for stimming, which refers to repetitive body movement behavior some ...

A new bill in the Illinois Senate would create a new specialty license plate to identify autistic drivers, aimed at creating an identification option that could help during traffic stops or ...

Family members are demanding answers after they say a stranger found their autistic grandson wandering in a Lauderhill neighborhood when he was supposed to be at school.

A New Jersey mother and her son say they were kicked off a cruise after he bought a cocktail for a teen guest, not realizing ...