Autism advocacy groups have slammed the conspiracy theory pusher-turned-health secretary after he claimed that the disorder ...

The Barcelona Open delivered the perfect serve for inclusion in elite tennis on Friday by providing youngster Alessandra Bonhomi the platform to become the first ball kid with Down's syndrome to work ...

People with trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, have a significantly elevated risk for keratoconus, with many reports citing a 30% ...

Alessandra Bonhomi became the first ball kid with Down syndrome to work unassisted in an ATP Tour match during the Barcelona ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, struck an alarmist tone about new findings that ...

The U.S. health secretary was giving a press briefing about CDC findings on the growing number of autism diagnoses, calling ...

A new USC study suggests that gut imbalances in children with autism may create an imbalance of metabolites in the digestive system—ultimately disrupting neurotransmitter production and influencing ...

According to a new CDC report, in 2022, one in 31 children were diagnosed with autism by age 8 in the U.S., an uptick from ...

By Azeen Ghorayshi The percentage of American children estimated ... clearly in teenage years. Autism was 3.4 times more prevalent in boys than girls in 2022, down from 3.8 times higher in 2020 ...

We have two children on the autistic spectrum ... by age 11 just one-fifth of girls with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism have been correctly diagnosed, compared with half of boys.

How young men and women with special needs are learning to become professional performers, one magic trick at a time.