I do not have a disease. I did not become autistic because of a vaccine. I was born this way. I’m not broken, and I don’t need to be fixed. I want kids on the autism spectrum to be supported ...

The latest surveillance data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show a steep rise in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), extending a years-long trend of ...

He also wondered what role consumer wearables could play. “Why do you need wearables data to study autism,” he asked. “Who are you putting the Apple Watch on? The toddler? What do they expect to get ...

What are we looking to do here?” asked Clark, who also has two young children with autism. She described conversations with other health care providers about the fear already circulating among ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to tap into Medicare and Medicaid data in its search for the root causes of ...

She added that “identifying or falsely labeling things that people with autism cannot do” is something she always tries to avoid when talking with parents of autistic children. Kennedy ...

But what does the science actually say? "Autism is primarily determined by the genes we are born with, although environmental factors do play a role," says Kristiina Tammimies, Associate Professor ...

These research areas "have absolutely nothing to do with identifying the root causes of autism," said Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg, Director of the Center for Autism Research Excellence at Boston ...

Kennedy Jr.'s bid to find the causes of autism "by September ... that want to want to compete for these awards will be able to do that." ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed an executive order that formally restricts the unauthorized collection of autism-related data by state agencies. Pritzker’s order responds to federal efforts ...