According to a sweeping 2000 analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a range of 2–7 per 1,000, or roughly ...

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 environmental factors as the ...

Those of us who are professionals in the field did a collective eye roll,” one expert said of RFK’s recent statements.

Kennedy, who has for years promoted the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, didn't mention childhood shots when ...

Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on a regional study the ...

Scientific research over the past 30 years has revealed a patchwork of potential causes of autism. Most of them are ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump ...

A coalition of autism scientists has formed to counter RFK, Jr.’s misrepresentations of science and of autism spectrum ...

As national officials shift research priorities on autism causes, Baltimore parents fear it could negatively affect the care ...

Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.