Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is waging war on autism — and experts say it’s both unscientific and stigmatizing. The newly appointed HHS Secretary said autism ...

An a utism expert has shared seven often-missed signs of autism in girls, which differ significantly from the classic ...

The reason she wasn't evaluated sooner, she explains, is because "family friends told my parents that autism usually only affects boys and they said I didn't seem to have any of the obvious signs." ...

The study he hopes to conduct within a year is unlikely to refute the strong existing evidence against his ideas.

The latest surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a steep rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), extending a years-long trend of ...

The fact that autism is a spectrum is a big part of why RFK's recent statements were blatantly incorrect. First of all, thousands, if not millions, of people with autism do all the things he said they ...

Kennedy Jr.’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic. That’s because it appears to ignore decades of science ...

Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from people on Medicaid and Medicare to help study autism although experts say it's unlikely to help reveal the condition's ...

Children with autism might have difficulty understanding how to be around others. They may be more interested in playing by ...

The reason she wasn't evaluated sooner, she explains, is because "family friends told my parents that autism usually only affects boys and they said I didn't seem to have any of the obvious signs." ...

Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic. That’s because it appears to ignore decades of science ...