“That’s where we’re going to find an answer.” But according to many autism scientists I spoke to for this story, Kennedy is looking in exactly the wrong place.

President Trump said Thursday that autism must not occur naturally, citing figures inflating the spike in autism and suggesting the administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commissi… ...

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 ...

Two experts from NYU Langone’s Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry address common autism myths and offer guidance on supporting children and families after a diagnosis.

The world of autism spectrum disorder is constantly changing and we at Seattle Children’s Autism Center are eager to share with parents and caregivers what we continue to learn. The Autism Blog offers ...

National NIH autism study will pull from private medical records Updated April 23, 20252:08 PM ET By Alana Wise ...

The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.

Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.

Members of the autism community are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pledge to find the cause for autism by September, calling the plan harmful ...

One out of 31 children — more than 3% of kids — have been identified with autism, according to the latest results published Tuesday from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that ...

What is ASD? The breadth of associated traits is why someone with autism is diagnosed with one of three specific levels of severity — as recommended by the American Psychiatric Association's ...