One in 31 8-year-olds had autism in US communities examined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC data found one in 31 eight-year-old kids were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2022, an increase from one in 36 ...

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a ...

Newly released federal statistics show an estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, marking another jump in a long string ...

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.” ...

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among ...

A small increase in the autism rate suggests diagnosis and access to care are improving, researchers say — and don't herald a ...

One out of 31 children — more than 3% of kids — have been identified with autism, according to the latest results published Tuesday from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that tracks ...

The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from 2022, reflects a dramatic rise in autism over the past two decades.