Last week, I saw another meme in my Facebook feed castigating parents for forcing their autistic kids to make eye contact and to sit with “quiet hands” rather than flapping. It’s a common theme in ...

The new doll reinforces the very stereotypes about neurodivergence it claims to challenge ...

Barbie unveiled it's first-ever autistic doll in an effort to to allow more people to see themselves in Barbie. Mattel There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its ...

Mattel introduces, 67 years after the original article, Autistic Barbie. “The autistic Barbie doll features elbow and wrist articulation, enabling stimming, hand flapping, and other hand gestures that ...

CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. A NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE TREND AMONG EIGHT YEAR OLDS. THE CDC BELIEVES ONE IN EVERY 36 IS ON THE SPECTRUM. THAT’S UP FROM 1 IN 40 4 IN 2018. AND AS KETV ...

Last week, I saw another meme in my Facebook feed castigating parents for forcing their autistic kids to make eye contact and to sit with “quiet hands” rather than flapping. It’s a common theme in ...