As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions. I’ve been ...

Lisa Ventura, 52, says she cried when she learned about the launch of the new doll.

Before you read this post, I want to remind you that my perspective is only mine. And that when I describe my experiences as a late-diagnosed autistic female, I am aware that I do not represent the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Autistic women reported heightened sensory sensitivities during menopause that disrupted daily life. Clinicians ...

The doll, part of Barbie’s “2026 Fashionistas” was developed in collaboration with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

In 1943, Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins University, identified autism as a separate disorder from schizophrenia in young children. Kanner called his newly identified disorder early ...

Mattel unveiled its first autistic Barbie as part of its Fashionista line, working with the Autism Self-Advocacy Network, ...