STEVENAGE, England -- Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and she turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old girl with autistism began playing with a ...

This cuddly teddy bear is no ordinary stuffed toy – it is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to give children with ...

Parents cherish bedtime stories and games with their little ones, but children with autism can't always focus during those special times. Now, researchers are learning how robots could play a role in ...

People on the autism spectrum function differently, and find it more difficult to identify the human emotions of their peers. Educators therefore try to clarify feelings and vocabulary with children ...

Eden Sawczenko used to recoil when other little girls held her hand and turned stiff when they hugged her. This year, the 4-year-old autistic girl began playing with a robot that teaches about ...