Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complex neurological and developmental condition that affects how individuals ...

In the telling of President Trump and his Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism in the U.S. has ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stark comments about children with autism have splintered a community of ...

An antivaccine activist recently hired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has started hunting for proof that federal ...

His idea evokes the danger posed historically by officials who view people who are mentally ill or physically disabled as a ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that are associated with autism, building a convincing case that genetics are ...

In advancing his agenda, Kennedy has already given his supporters what they wanted and his detractors what they feared.

When looking at the rates of autism diagnoses, it is clear that significantly more people are being diagnosed with the ...

The HHS secretary said people should have access to experimental therapies including unregulated uses of stem cells. But some ...

Michigan's top health official questions Kennedy's research timeline while autism advocates criticize his characterization of ...