Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication, social ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses autism at a news conference in D.C. on April 16. When I was 12, my parents brought me to the Children’s National Hospital in D ...

You might have seen the social media videos: the "five signs you're autistic". You may have heard about long waiting lists for autism diagnosis. You might know, or sense, that the numbers of ...

Autism research has historically focused on cisgender men and boys. The experiences of autistic people assigned female at birth have only recently started to be researched, especially in relation ...

Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years.

Step into physical therapy professor Anjana Bhat's colorful Move 2 Learn Innovation Lab on the University of Delaware's ...

He created the world's largest art canvas to raise autism awareness. The artwork, featuring a multicolored ribbon and emojis, measured 12,304 square meters. It was unveiled in Abuja during World ...

If you missed out on World Autism Acceptance Day and Autism Acceptance Week, you still have the rest of April to learn about autism acceptance and how your community can become more inclusive.

As an autistic woman who has a full time job, lives on my own and even manages to blend in fairly well in social settings when I have the energy, my life has been a series of contradictions.

Autism advocate Andi Putt responds to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, who said that the neurodevelopmental condition "destroys families" Andi Putt When I heard ...

To assist him in his quest to determine the cause — or causes — of autism by September, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his hand-picked researchers will have acce ...