People with an autism diagnosis are at a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life, a large-scale study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Neurology reports.

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 ...

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, has been a topic in the news a lot recently, yet the complex neurological condition remains widely misunderstood. Autism is a difference in how someone’s ...

Autism is a neurological and developmental condition marked by disruptions in brain signalling that cause people to behave, communicate, interact and learn in atypical ways. Autism diagnoses in ...

Autism spectrum disorder is divided into four categories of cognitive, behavioral, psychological and developmental. It impacts a person’s communication and interactions with others ...

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.

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A new focus on autism in America and it’s causes. Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said he’s launching new studies into the condition.

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 ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. So how is our nation’s top health official marking the occasion? By setting the movement for autism acceptance back by…oh, just several decades. Casting ...

Autism diagnoses are on the rise in the United States, with new federal data showing one in 31 eight-year-olds were identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2022 — the highest rate ever ...

Autism diagnoses among 8-year-olds saw a slight uptick from 2020 to 2022, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, published Tuesday in the CDC’s ...

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has introduced its latest specialty license plate aimed at supporting autism research, services, and awareness. Announced on April 3 to align with ...