Just a couple of decades ago, autism was considered rare. Now, it’s become a common diagnosis for children in many parts of ...

In conclusion, the study shows a clear connection between autism and a higher risk of early-onset Parkinson’s disease. While ...

People with autism may be at a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a large-scale study conducted by ...

Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on a regional study the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released in April. That research ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are among the most well-known ...

Because autism was originally seen as something that affected mainly boys, she says autistic girls would instead be diagnosed with mental health conditions like social anxiety, obsessive ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that are associated with autism, building a convincing case that genetics are ...

In the telling of President Trump and his Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., autism in the U.S. has ...

Kennedy has said autism ”destroys families.” He said children with autism “will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, ...

the C.D.C. is defying the wishes of the chairman of the Senate Health Committee, Senator Bill Cassidy, who said this week that further research into any supposed link between vaccines and autism ...