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

Autism is on the rise, especially for minorities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a new report released Thursday, the agency said that – for the first time – ...

Mattel has launched its first autistic Barbie doll as part of its Fashionistas line, designed with input from the autistic ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In an airy indoor pool with fish cutouts on the walls, a group of small children bobbed, floated and tentatively flutter-kicked. It was what it looked like, a starter ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Trampolines are a hit with children, offering both entertainment and health benefits. They are particularly effective in managing ...

In classrooms at Henry J. Kalfas Elementary School in Niagara Falls this past summer, enthusiastic teams of college students led groups of youngsters aged 4-6 through jam-packed days of life-skills ...

DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Adding a device that helps generate speech improves communication skills to a greater extent than a behavioral-based intervention alone in children with autism spectrum ...

All children with disabilities should have access to early intervention under federal law, but new research suggests that less than half of kids with autism are actually receiving such services. In a ...

A mom of a child with autism is assuring other parents that their autistic children "do not need to be fixed" — rather, they need to be better understood. Kelley Coleman, author of the upcoming book, ...

Aurora parents worry about kids after school's autism program is reduced Parents of students requiring special education programming express concern over imminent changes as Harmony Ridge P-8 plans to ...