Autism’s causes are well-established. An increase in cases is due to a shifting definition rather than a surge in incidence.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, struck an alarmist tone about new findings that ...

National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said "it's hard to guarantee when science will make an advance." ...

One out of 31 children — more than 3% of kids — have been identified with autism, according to the latest results published ...

The Health and Human Services secretary defended his claims about children with autism that drew backlash last week, saying ...

The National Institutes of Health will provide private health data to researchers for U.S. health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Disability advocates urge funding education and services for autistic people — not surveillance-style data collection.

California, as the most populous state, had the highest number of adults estimated to be on the autism spectrum, with 701,669 ...

More research is needed into all the potential risk factors for autism, including environmental risk factors, said longtime ...

Mainers gathered for Downeast Horizons' Autism Awareness Walk-a-thon, raising nearly $5,000 to support families and challenge ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the unusual step of publicly contradicting one of his own agencies' autism studies ...

At his recent news conference, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spewed a firehose of falsity about autism. Experts in the ...