WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced a joint effort to study the causes of autism spectrum disorder, ...

Researchers have also demonstrated that bodily signals such as breathing patterns and gut rhythms can influence emotional ...

People who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers. A new study challenges ...

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s true that the rate of autism diagnoses in the U.S. have been rising. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

One in 36 children in the United States has autism, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — but many don’t learn they’re on the spectrum until adulthood. Those who grow up ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump’s weekend comment that “I think we found an answer” to the developmental disorder.

President Donald Trump is touting an upcoming announcement as one of the biggest in the “history of the country.” On Monday afternoon, Trump, along with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

For decades, researchers have looked for links. Most believe the disorder springs from a complex interplay of genetics and environmental factors. By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn and Azeen Ghorayshi ...

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump urgently warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol as he promoted an unproven link between the painkiller and a rise in autism among children. “Don’t take ...

Scientists at Stanford have found that hyperactivity in the brain’s reticular thalamic nucleus may drive autism-like behaviors. In mouse models, drugs and neuromodulation techniques that suppressed ...

The firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s head has fueled concern about the nation’s health policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Photo: Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Press; Elijah ...