Researchers have spent a lot of time trying to 'fix' autistic communication, but this study shows that despite autistic and non-autistic people communicating differently, it is just as successful.

Study sheds light on how autistic people communicate Date: May 14, 2025 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses autism at a news conference in D.C. on April 16. When I was 12, my parents brought me to the Children’s National Hospital in D ...

She is a non-executive director of Disability Wales. I recently had a medical appointment and explained that I’m autistic. It affects how I communicate and understand information, and sometimes ...

Teens in Michigan said they disagreed with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s comments about autism. The health secretary said autism "destroys families" and that autistic children are "kids who will never ...

However, one important group that has not seen as much of an increase in representation has been the disabled community and, more specifically, the autistic community. Despite making up roughly a ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order restricting state agencies from collecting and sharing autism-related data, in response to federal efforts to create a ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is waging war on autism — and experts say it’s both unscientific and stigmatizing. The newly appointed HHS Secretary said autism ...

As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions.

The partnership will focus first on "enabling research around the root causes" of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), HHS said. Researchers can use the platform to identify autism diagnosis trends ...

NEW YORK, NY, May 16 (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump administration. Last month, he pledged $ ...