Instead of spreading misinformation, RFK Jr. should advocate for better care for aging Americans with the disorder.

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO "High-functioning autism" (HFA) is a term used to describe people with a certain level of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They have milder symptoms and ...

Even the Level 1, 2, 3 is fraught with ambiguity ... social/public health matters that focus on “raising awareness,” ASD could actually use more awareness and baseline informational education.

Several months later, in October 2020, we received a diagnosis: Level 3 autism, the most severe form. I asked the child psychiatrist, who was very kind, if she knew why regressions like this happen.

Autism wasn’t even listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until 1980. Before that, kids with what we now call Level 3 autism were often labeled with schizophrenia or ...