A major autism research journal is moving away from using a puzzle piece as a symbol of the developmental disorder months after a study found the imagery evokes negative connotations.

Oversimplification:The puzzle piece, with its connotation of missing or incomplete parts, implies that autistic people are somehow incomplete or broken. Medicalization: The puzzle piece symbolizes ...

More than just a retail store, Puzzle Pieces is a resource and a haven for people with sensory issues, thanks to Holly Young.

Workers with disabilities find their missing piece at Puzzles Cafe SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- The symbol of autism awareness is a puzzle piece. But at Puzzles Bakery and Café, it goes far beyond just a ...

To many autistic people, the puzzle piece represents stigma, exclusion and a harmful push to make them conform.

She picked up a piece of her Hello Kitty jigsaw puzzle, rotated it in her hand, and joined it to the other pieces. I knew she wouldn’t willingly go to bed until the 100-piece puzzle was done.

Though the study identifies some new genes and genomic regions that might be associated with autism, the findings are just one piece of a large and mostly unfinished puzzle, the researchers said.

In support of Autism awareness, Baby Swags has received over 40 celebrity signed puzzle pieces to show support for Autism Awareness and the charity ACT Today!.

She’s already ordered 1,300 of the silver necklaces that feature a puzzle piece pendant, which is a widely used symbol and metaphor for the mysterious nature of autism disorders.