U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery ...

The Dallas rapper's advocacy for promoting greater understanding and acceptance comes amid controversial comments about autism by HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The National Institutes of Health is amassing private medical records from several federal and commercial databases to give to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new effort to ...

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was 32.2 per 1000 children aged 8 years across 16 sites in the United States in 2022.

Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.

The most recent analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows an increase in diagnoses of autism ...

At the same time, health agencies have reportedly been warned off of funding research that so much as mentions the word ...

Autism incidence in the U.S. has increased from 1 in 36 children in 2020 to 1 in 31 in 2022, according to a report released ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new report suggested that rates of autism are increasing in the United States. According to the Centers ...

The newest CDC data show that 1 in 31 children — specifically 8-year-olds — were on the autism spectrum in 2022. That's up from 1 in 36 in 2020. In other public health news: Paper receipts from major ...

Autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S., now affecting one in 31 children, according to a new CDC report ...