A growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation ...

People with autism had a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life. The risk of Parkinson's before age 50 was four times higher in people with versus without autism. A Parkinson ...

including for people with autism." More information: Weiyao Yin et al, Risk of Parkinson Disease in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder, JAMA Neurology (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.

In the telling of President Trump and his Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism in the U.S. has exploded in the past decades with seemingly no explanation. These ...

While it has long been understood that autism often runs in families, exactly how inherited changes in DNA lead to the ...

She’s heard the way the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary talks about autism spectrum disorder ... and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate ...

She usually had trouble relating to other people, and felt like she was ... almost 47 years old—when she was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

An ideal Aamir Khan film can be both entertaining and edifying. Despite its good intentions, ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ is just ...

While academic research on the issue is limited, a pair of 2017 studies documented a substantially heightened risk of drowning among people with autism spectrum disorder. The risk stems in large ...