Toys that engage kids' minds, encourage imagination, support self-soothing and foster motor and emotional development are ...

Shopping for toys can be tough—you want something that will keep your kid entertained first and foremost, but ideally you’d also like a plaything that will contribute to their development. And for ...

PBS Kids’ newest star Carl – a raccoon with autism who collects everything from lint to plush toys – is making history as the ...

Shopping can be overwhelming when you're autistic but a toy shop in Bath is trying to take the anxiety away for parents and children with their 'A-board' outside to show it can be a safe space.

An autism charity has set up a toy bank for local families run by some of the adults it supports. The North East Autism Society (NEAS) opened the bank in its Sunderland shop last month.

Normally developing children play by imagining scenarios and acting them out with toys. Kids with autism do not. They have to be taught how to play this way. The goal is for them to understand the ...