Carl the Collector premiered on PBS Kids in 2024 and was the network's first show to feature an autistic character in the ...
Hayley (they/them pronouns) is a non-binary writer based in Brooklyn. They mostly write for the theater, but love pop culture and history. You can probably find them following Coldplay on tour if they ...
April is Autism Awareness Month, a time to celebrate people with autism and also to recognize the rights and challenges they face. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can impair social and ...
For Autism Acceptance Month, several children’s programs are being recognized for authentically portraying autistic characters. From PBS Kids’ Carl the Collector to Sesame Street’s Julia, these shows ...
In one Harry Potter fan fiction story, Hermione Granger anxiously awaits the results from a recent test. It isn’t her performance on an exam in a potions course that she’s concerned about. Instead, ...
Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...
The children’s writer Michael Morpurgo has written a new novel inspired by his autistic grandson, which is set to be published later this year. Flamingo Boy is set in the Camargue in the south of ...
Bruno the Brake Car has been developed in collaboration with the Autism Self Advocacy Network (US) as well input from autistic writers and figures. Mattel has announced the introduction of Bruno, the ...
“Bridgerton” fans are counting Season Three as a positive example of representation, including autism. But was it intentional — and does it matter? Francesca Bridgerton is not written as having autism ...