People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life, a nationwide ...

Advocates in the Somali community say recent comments by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linking vaccines and autism are making their job harder.

President Trump said Thursday that autism must not occur naturally, citing figures inflating the spike in autism and ...

Poor diet, environmental toxins, unhealthy habits and pharmaceuticals are contributing to a national rise in chronic ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition affecting the brain's development and often affects the ability of a person to perceive sensory information and social cues and socialize with others.

As national officials shift research priorities on autism causes, Baltimore parents fear it could negatively affect the care ...

Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on a regional study the ...

Irwin, Executive Director of Applied Behavioral Learning Services (ABLS), started working with people with Autism over 30 years ago, when it was considered a rare condition.

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is present in 1 in 31 American children and is caused by a combination of ...

A coalition of autism scientists has formed to counter RFK, Jr.’s misrepresentations of science and of autism spectrum ...

Kennedy Jr., has expressed views on the causes of autism that clash with scientific evidence. With statements like "genes don't cause an epidemic," he emphasizes environmental factors as the ...

Zoe Gross, director of advocacy at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, said some initial studies have suggested an association between autism and environmental factors such as pollution ...