When videos of Rumi Carter joyfully dancing on stage went viral, the internet turned her joy into a diagnosis.

The Trump administration has retreated from a controversial plan for a national registry of people with autism just days after announcing it as part of a new health initiative that would link ...

To assist him in his quest to determine the cause — or causes — of autism by September, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his hand-picked researchers will have acce ...

Can autistic people hold down jobs, pay taxes or find love? Many do — but the question we should be asking, according to waves of advocates, allies and autistic people voicing their concerns ...

Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 36 children. That is nearly the equivalent of one child per classroom. This number has risen in recent years with ...

Kennedy Jr. to study autism. According to CBS News, part of that research involves creating a national registry of Americans who have autism. Jay Bhattacharya, the Director of the National ...

Scientists say the rise in youth diagnosed with autism is mostly due to loosening of the definition for autism, not environmental 'toxins' You can save this article by registering for free here.

Can autistic people hold down jobs, pay taxes or find love? Many do — but the question we should be asking, according to waves of advocates, allies and autistic people voicing their concerns online, ...

Kennedy Jr.'s new effort to study autism, the NIH's top official said Monday. The new data will allow external researchers picked for Kennedy's autism studies to study "comprehensive" patient data ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s clashed with scientists on for years.