People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had a higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease early in life, a nationwide ...

Neurodevelopment follows a complex sequence of cellular, molecular, and behavioral milestones that shape cognitive and social functioning. In autism ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry reveals that some psychiatric disorders share genetic risk factors with ...

When I say “autism,” you might think pity, toxins, dependence, repetitive behaviors, thank God it’s not my child. When I say “autism,” I think joy, genetics, interdependence, passions and thank God ...

With autism in my life, I gladly never feel a burden on me, as if I weren’t good enough because of my condition. I have embraced my condition instead of letting it torment me. I understand I’m not ...

RFK Jr is already walking back his pledge to find the cause of autism by September - Last month, the Secretary vowed to ...

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had previously said the U.S. would find the cause of autism by September.

Illinois is the first state to block the federal government from accessing state data on autism. The order, signed by Governor JB Pritzker last week, is in response to federal efforts to create a mass ...

Advocates in the Somali community say recent comments by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. linking vaccines and autism are making their job harder.

A diagnosis relies on the presence of persistent symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity that impact ...

The Griers have published and spoken in favor of the long discredited claim that vaccines cause autism. A historical footnote ...

The federal government may have partial answers on the purported causes of autism by this fall, but not the full picture, as ...