Thousands of children are on "hidden" waiting lists for autism and ADHD assessments, experts have told the BBC. This is ...

The actor speaks about growing up in the spotlight and embracing her autism diagnosis.

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"By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic," Kennedy said Thursday. "And we'll be able to eliminate those ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a "massive testing and research effort" will focus on the cause of autism, but ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting that, by September, his agency will "know what has ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of ...

Leadership at The Autism Society of America is pushing back against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a “massive testing and research effort” that HHS Secretary ...

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely ...

In a sample of communities, the biennial autism surveillance report found that 1 in 31 eight-year-olds had the condition. The CDC attributed the increase to better screening ...

Autism has a genetic component, but symptoms also depend on gut health and the gut-brain axis. New research shows that improving gut health can improve autism symptoms.