New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed climbing autism rates among children. In 2022, a surveillance program called The Autism and Developmental ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. − who has long spread debunked claims surrounding autism and vaccines − suggested compensating families of some Americans with autism ...

The rise in autism has been precipitous: One in 36 children is affected today, up from four in 10,000 in the 1980s, the president warned in a recent executive order. Under Mr. Kennedy’s ...

Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.” By Azeen Ghorayshi The percentage of American children estimated to have autism spectrum disorder increased in 2022, continuing a long-running trend ...

This story has been updated to include new information about severe autism. President Donald Trump touched on the topic of autism during his wide-ranging speech on Tuesday that marked his first ...

The annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research took place in Seattle this week. In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services disclosed that it’s planning a $50 ...