One of the most pervasive and harmful myths surrounding autism spectrum disorder is that it is caused by childhood vaccinations. With the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new secretary of ...

A new study on how U.S. defense attorneys think about autism and use strategies informed by neurodiversity in their work ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at his April 16 news conference about autism research. (C-SPAN) A number of otherwise skeptical senators took at face value the pledge ...

Dasgupta is the author of “Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins” and a professor of medicine at Boston University. President Trump and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have characterized the rise ...

I was the “different” kid. I had intense interests that I went on monologues about, I missed social cues, and I checked out of conversations to stare at the wall while my mind wandered. Later, when my ...

A crisis is unfolding in children and young people’s community and mental health services, according to the Children's Commissioner. In the foreword to her report into waiting times for assessment and ...

A number of otherwise skeptical senators took at face value the pledge by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Senate hearings in January to “follow the science” on issues related to the causes of disease in the ...