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

Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...

Positive reinforcement is a technique we intuitively make use of on daily basis. We usually don’t give it much thought, nor label it as a behavioral strategy. Encouragement from our loved ones (and ...

Many autistic adults experience mental health difficulties. Research shows that autistic people are more likely than neurotypical people to experience emotion dysregulation, having trouble feeling and ...

These character traits might mean you are autistic. This is how to get diagnosed - More adults than ever are seeking truths ...

Autism therapy centers offer services like applied behavior analysis (ABA), in which positive reinforcement is used to help ...

A wider public conversation has arisen over whether it's time for a shift in how we think about categories of autism, amid ...