Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, behave ...

Here's why the condition affects each person diagnosed with it so differently — plus how anyone with autism can thrive.

The latest report on autism from the CDC found that autism rates in 8-year-olds rose from 1 in 36 in 2020 to 1 in 31 in 2022, ...

In more recent decades, the diagnostic criteria for autism have broadened, producing a spectrum ranging from severe impacts to more modest ones. Today’s definition encompasses “individuals with milder ...

NIH already keeps a list of registries for various diagnoses, but the "autism registry" report comes amid Kennedy's false ...

Rosie O’Donnell, a longtime critic of President Trump, sharply criticized Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

A star of Netflix's Love on the Spectrum condemned Robert F Kennedy Jr's comments about autism, describing his remarks as ...

Someone with mild autism has autistic traits but higher independence. This is associated with level 1 autism. Learn about ...

Days after making derogatory remarks about autism during his first press conference as the secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cousins, Anthony K. Shriver and Timothy ...

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with experts and advocates about the rise in autism ...

UNIGE scientists have identified a brain circuit that may be at the root of the social difficulties experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorders. From birth, human survival relies on the ...

Project Hope receives funding for services through Medicaid, insurance, and private pay. But a “huge gap” remains that must ...