Plans to study autism proposed by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have been met with backlash ...

One in 31 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by their 8th birthday, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Ludlow police officers were able to reunite a man with autism with his family Monday afternoon with the help of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office and a program meant to help wandering ...

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that one in 31 children in the United States has ...

Thursday will be a nice day with lighter winds. Grab your jackets on Thursday morning with temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. In rural locations where temperatures are more ...

Officers say Victor Perez, a mentally and physically disabled autistic teen, wielded a knife when they encountered him in his front yard on April 5. Cellphone video acquired by CBS News shows ...

The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from 2022, reflects a dramatic rise in autism over the past two decades.

Warren, also the executive director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) in Nashville, largely attributed the increases to ...

Paris (AFP) – US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's announcement of a vast study to reveal the cause of a so-called autism "epidemic" has alarmed medical experts, who fear it could rekindle ...

The trainings often focus in on ways people on the autism spectrum react to outside stimulus like noise or touching, that can be seen as resisting commands or resisting arrest to someone not on ...

Kennedy Jr. said Thursday. But experts expressed doubt that the research would be done in good faith, given Kennedy’s history of linking autism and vaccines despite strong evidence that the two ...