From medical dramas to family cartoons, more television series are highlighting what it’s like to live with autism spectrum disorder, a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain.

SAN FRANCISCO -- In Pixar's newest short "Loop," all a boy and girl have to do is get in a canoe, paddle around a city lake, and get back. But there's a catch. He talks a lot, and she doesn't at all.

In this reported essay, acclaimed author Marie Myung-Ok Lee and her 23-year-old son Jason, who is autistic, explore the current landscape of autism representation on screen in movies and shows like ...

Editor’s Note: This article uses both person-first and identity-first language, in keeping with the latest conversations among autism communities and advocates. It’s rare to see autism portrayed in ...

I wish I could say autism representation has come a long way since the days of Rain Man. But in many ways, it really hasn’t. At worst, autistic people become caricatures — think Music, Sia’s ...

Co-authored by Lucienne Dale and Kathleen Bogart, Ph.D. The media has thankfully become more diverse over time. There has been an increase in the number of stories that discuss a range of gender, race ...