Autism numbers in the U.S. are on the upswing, with 1 in 31 8-year-olds (3.2%) diagnosed in 2022. In 2000, the ratio was 1 in ...

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering ...

A child’s growth isn’t just measured in height and weight. Young kids also reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act and move. Becoming familiar with both markers — physical size and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this month showing that 1 in 31 children in the U.S. is autistic. As researchers and physicians, we welcome the growing national ...

Eric Fombonne, an Oregon Health & Science University professor emeritus of psychiatry, said he doesn’t know how researchers would begin to investigate the "environmental toxins" Kennedy mentioned, ...

"I have never heard someone say so many wrong things one after the other consecutively in a row." This quote from the series ...

"To organize a large-scale U.S. effort on behalf of autism and autism epidemiology will take a lot of time," researcher ...

One of the most notable things about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a ...

Nine-year-old Dennis Day and his father, Travis, share more than just a family bond. They both have autism. Their story of ...

Kennedy's autism plan overlooks scientific evidence. Only population-wide, longitudinal studies can reveal the complex roots ...