Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is waging war on autism — and experts say it’s both unscientific and stigmatizing. The newly appointed HHS Secretary said autism ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order restricting state agencies from collecting and sharing autism-related data, in response to federal efforts to create a ...

Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Autism-Friendly Hospital initiative at Sidra Medicine is reshaping autism care through tailored pathways, trained staff, and parental support, advancing a wider 2025 ...

The U.S. health secretary has also announced his own investigation, pledging to find an answer to the autism “epidemic” by September. It’s an ambitious goal. It’s also a realistic one but ...

More than 200,000 people are now waiting for an autism assessment in England, with some having been on the list for years, alarming NHS data show. Autism charities said it was unacceptable that ...

Illinois Governor Is First in US to Block Federal Access to Personal Data on Autism SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block ...

I'm on the autism spectrum. As somebody who's late-diagnosed, it's a new prospect for me to be thinking about is how other people see me, how other people are talking about autism issues in the media.

(AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal government from collecting personal health data related to autism, a direct rebuke to the ...

Kennedy, Jr. today raising significant concerns with the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) proposal to create a national autism “registry.” The registry was detailed during an April 21 ...

TV presenter Chris Packham has said that autism does not need a "cure" adding that "we are not broken" just "different" following a pledge made by the US Health Secretary, RFK Jr, to find the ...

There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate, according to a new study, challenging the stereotype that autistic people struggle to ...

Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a large meta-analysis has suggested. A Chinese study published in The Lancet ...