RFK Jr has vowed to find out what’s responsible, but scientists say he is ignoring answers from decades of research. On 16 April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr held a press conference about rising diagnoses of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a ...

More teen girls and young women are self-identifying as autistic, giving clinicians a unique opportunity to help patients ...

Autism diagnoses have skyrocketed—from a rare condition to a common reality for 1 in 36 children. The dramatic rise has drawn national attention, including from President Donald Trump, who recently ...

“He doesn’t know anything!” said Joe, a bright 13-year-old diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as he walked into the psychiatric office. “Who?” the psychiatrist enquired. “RFK, Jr.—he ...

Mental health specialists emphasize that early identification remains one of the most important factors in improving long-term outcomes for children. Early diagnosis can help families access therapies ...

The number of people with the condition has increased rapidly in recent decades. Some researchers and clinicians worry that ...

Why the field is shifting  Autism assessment has always relied on two trusted sources: what a trained clinician observes and ...

Can a generic drug designed to make chemotherapy work better benefit people with autism? President Trump is touting an “amazing” drug — leucovorin — as “an answer to autism,” a broad range of ...

Profound autism is a classification researchers have proposed for autistic people who share certain characteristics. These include having no or limited language ability, an intelligence quotient (IQ) ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...