For years, we've thought of autism as lying on a spectrum, but emerging evidence suggests that it comes in several distinct ...

In an industry built on the ability to mimic human behavior, the conversation around neurodivergence has long been relegated ...

Five-year-old Mikko’s eyes lit up with glee when she noticed something familiar about her Barbie: The doll held a fidget ...

"I love the message that it sends to children," Katy told USA TODAY. "Like it tells autistic children who might see ...

As diagnoses among the Black community continue to rise, Mattel has released a new Barbie celebrating autism. There’s a new ...

Autism advocacy groups are reacting after Mattel announced a new Barbie doll, the first with autism, on Sunday.

Barely six months after releasing its Barbie with Type 1 diabetes, Mattel introduced its first Barbie with autism. The doll ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder ...

New autistic Barbie includes fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones, and articulated joints, and was designed with ...

The doll features a gaze that is shifted slightly to the side, to “[reflect] how some members of the autistic community may ...

Autism has always been described as a spectrum, but for families, doctors, and educators, that word often feels too vague. It ...