When a high-profile entrepreneur blames "too many vaccines" for a rise in autism, the headlines spread faster than the facts. Such a kind of claim doesn't only tap a deep parental fear, but it also ...

Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.

Since it was discovered in the mid-1900s, autism has increased exponentially. In 1974, autism affected a scant one in 5,000 children in the United States. By 2010, that number was one in 68, or about ...

A diagnosis from Dr. Doomscroll? It may be time for a second opinion. Social media users are increasingly diagnosing themselves with autism after watching TikTok content about the neurodevelopmental ...

About two to three percent of all Americans—including adults and children—are autistic. With recent reports that autism rates are rising, potentially due to improved diagnosis, there’s a lot of ...

U.S. Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has expressed views on the causes of autism that clash with scientific evidence. With statements like "genes don't cause an epidemic," he emphasizes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kennedy, who has often drawn into question the origins of autism and decried its effects on children in the U.S., announced that ...

For decades, we've been told that autistic people lack empathy. This assumption is embedded into diagnostic criteria. It shapes how society views autism and how autistic people are represented in ...