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.

In its initial eight-episode season, Atypical was indistinguishable from its autistic TV cohort. It was yet another story about a cisgender, heterosexual, white autistic man seemingly made with a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. If I asked you to list five major plays featuring one or more major characters with autism, could you do it? Perhaps “The Curious Incident of the Dog 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 ...

(CNN) — Editor’s Note: This article uses both person-first and identity-first language, in keeping with the latest conversations among autism communities and advocates. (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This ...

Clockwise from center: Keir Gilchrist in 'Atypical'; Buck Andrews in 'Special'; Kayla Cromer in 'Everything's Gonna Be Okay'; Hannah Gadsby in 'Douglas' Credit - Photo Illustration by Eleanor ...