The number of people with the condition has increased rapidly in recent decades. Some researchers and clinicians worry that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a ...

Autism is diagnosed more often in boys than in girls. Part of the reason might be that girls are more difficult to diagnose.

Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how a person perceives, ...

On 16 April, Robert F. Kennedy Jr held a press conference about rising diagnoses of autism. The US Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary pointed to new data showing that autism prevalence in the ...

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that affects communication, social interactions, and behavior. The variations in symptoms and their severity ...

Autism diagnoses have skyrocketed—from a rare condition to a common reality for 1 in 36 children. The dramatic rise has drawn national attention, including from President Donald Trump, who recently ...

New data about autism should be celebrated, not feared. That's what autistic people like Eric Garcia want people to remember as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spreads ...

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes not from doing too much, but from spending years doing everything slightly wrong. Not because of a lack of effort or intelligence, but because the ...

Can a generic drug designed to make chemotherapy work better benefit people with autism? President Trump is touting an “amazing” drug — leucovorin — as “an answer to autism,” a broad range of ...

Mr. Thorp is the editor in chief of Science and a professor of chemistry and medicine at George Washington University. President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have vowed to tackle what they describe ...

For Capt. Veronica Edens, Autism training is personal. Now, the autism course she developed in Houston County will soon be required for first responders statewide.