Donald Trump has a long-held fascination with autism, and particularly the various conspiracy theories that have surrounded this complex developmental condition since the 1990s. Last night, the US ...

Two recent drowning incidents involving children with autism have been reported in Florida, one in Maitland and another in Miami. Since January 1, a total of six children with autism have drowned in ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has shone a spotlight on ...

Since 2013, when the DSM-5 collapsed five autism subtypes into the single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder (ASD)," we've treated autism like a monolith. Maybe that made sense when our tools were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit at the Gaylord Opryland ...

HHS must explore the effects of adding autism claims to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).

A new UC San Diego study looks to offer an explanation of how certain genetic predispositions combined with environmental exposures can lead to autism spectrum disorders. Researchers believe their ...

In regenerative medicine for autism, outcomes are shaped not only by the biological material used but also by the clinical ...

For many families, an autism diagnosis is the gateway to critical early support such as speech therapy, occupational therapy and applied behavior analysis. That diagnosis is guided by criteria from ...