Tink Tank Animate is a nonprofit, autism center that exists to support neurodiverse artists, from beginners to advanced, as they exercise and develop their cognitive skills through story creation, as ...

Children diagnosed with autism often have difficulty making eye contact, which can inhibit their ability to create and maintain fulfilling social relationships. Research has also shown that social ...

Have an idea for a story that you know would just get buried if you tried posting it to social media? Then the Wisconsin-based startup Dodles has just the social animation app for you. Their app ...

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Owen Suskind, whose story is told in the documentary, Life, Animated, was diagnosed with autism when he was 3. Now 23, Suskind still loves the Disney cartoons he watched growing up. I have some ...

Exceptional Minds artists count “Avengers: Endgame” and “Black Panther” among their visual effects credits, but for Dylan Carbonell and Jacob Lenard their true love lies in animation. So when “Sesame ...

In "Life, Animated," Ron and Cornelia Suskind share journey with their son, Owen — -- Owen Suskind’s world came to a halt in 1993. The toddler stopped talking, showing affection and engaging in ...

Roger Ross Williams, alongside 'Off the Rails' helmer Adam Irving, discuss how they found fresh ways to "champion" the outsiders who live with the disorder. By Craig Tomashoff Just as with books and ...

The animated PBS Kids show "Carl the Collector" is about a raccoon named Carl who hangs with his parents and many friends and loves to collect things. He also happens to be on the autism spectrum. It ...

A new study found that non-autistic U.K. adults are less able to understand animations (representing specific words) ...