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 ...

Staff at the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment are concerned about plans to create a registry of Americans with ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.

And there's been a dispro­portionate rise in cases among Black and Latino children, which could correlate with improved access to diagnostic services. But exactly what causes autism is not yet clear.

For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism's causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic. That’s because it ...

Kennedy plans autism studies aimed at identifying ‘environmental toxins' linked to rise Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed — without evidence — that environmental exposures, such ...

While the steady rise underscores the urgent need to better understand autism’s complex causes, the rhetoric surrounding its release may also add fuel to the fire of unfounded fears of vaccines.

WASHINGTON — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.