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.” ...

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

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a long-term trend that experts have largely ...

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has has warned that the 'autism epidemic is running rampant,' as new data shows that the ...

Rates of autism spectrum disorder among U.S. children reached a record level in 2022, continuing a recent trend of increasing prevalence, according to data released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for ...

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

Now, Kennedy has claimed that a definitive cause of increasing autism diagnoses will be announced this September. But that’s not how scientific investigations work. There’s no scientific evidence ...

Dr. Peter Marks criticized RFK Jr. for giving what he called "false hope" to families by claiming that the cause of autism will be identified by September.

Former Food and Drug Administration vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks weighed in on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remarks about finding a cause of ...

What is the difference between awareness and acceptance? The difference is subtle but profound. Autism awareness is best ...

Secretary Kennedy's promise has raised alarms among researchers, who suspect the effort is actually designed to blame ...

Autistic people, parents and autism advocates are expressing concerns about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that the health agency will uncover what causes ...