Medically reviewed by Kira Graves, PhD Adults can have autism, and for many people, this condition is not diagnosed until ...

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, behave ...

The most recent analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an increase in diagnoses of autism ...

continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition. About 1 in every 31 children was diagnosed with autism by age 8 in ...

Autism is typically diagnosed in children ages 3 to 5 years old, but researchers at the University of Missouri's Thompson ...

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 1 in 31 8-year-olds were identified with autism spectrum disorder in 2022, which is up from 1 in 36 in 2020. Boys were ...

Autism researchers and advocates are pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ...

About 1 in every 31 children were diagnosed with autism in 2022 ... previous years that researchers largely attributed to better screening. The 2022 figure marks a slight increase from the ...

WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Autism diagnoses are on the rise again, with about 1 in 31 U.S. children ...