Broad autism phenotype (BAP) describes a set of observable traits or characteristics that align with autism spectrum disorder ...

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans ...

Experts want the public to know what the autism rate change actually means and what families can do if they suspect their ...

Federal health officials didn’t provide information about how people’s private medical data will be collected and managed.

Carving up the spectrum allows for more targeted research and interventions. But that only works if everyone does it the same ...

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, ...

Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that researchers will use ...

As part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s quest to find the cause of autism, the NIH will begin using privacy-protected Medicare and Medicaid data.

Researchers will be able to examine datasets to explore patterns, treatment outcomes and potential causes linked to autism.

Professors Shanon Taylor and Lindsay Diamond debunk common beliefs about autism, promoting a better understanding of ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services department will start a research project to examine medical data and records of Medicaid ...