When people hear the word autism, it’s often associated with a specific set of traits. But in reality, autism spectrum ...

A video is going viral after a Queen Creek man on the autism spectrum got a free ice-cold treat from an ice cream truck. Chase Witherby is 21 years old but functions like an 8-year-old because of his ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) stems from unique brain processing, impacting communication, social interaction, and sensory experiences. It's a neurodevelopmental difference with altered brain ...

Kennedy Jr. recently called autism an “individual tragedy” and “catastrophic for our country,” saying that many on the autism spectrum would ... and pave the road for the families who ...

Two stars from Netflix’s hit show “Love on the Spectrum” are calling out Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over remarks he made about people with autism last week. During an April 16 ...

Only around 25 percent of people on the autism spectrum have severe limitations, according to a CDC study reported by PolitiFact. An even smaller percentage within that quarter-sized population ...

Kennedy announced last week that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will launch a “massive testing and research effort” to find the cause of autism spectrum disorder in the next ...

focusing on multiple benchmarks of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Among 8-year-old children, researchers found that one in 31 children — more than 3% of America's kids — had ASD. ASD was ...

Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the clinical name for the condition most people refer to as autism. Autism is defined as "a complex developmental condition that affects communication ...

An estimated one in 31 8-year-olds was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 2022, according to the report. To compare, one in 36 was diagnosed with ASD in 2020, the report found.

The study, published Tuesday in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, looked at 16 sites in 14 states and Puerto Rico and found one in 31 children were diagnosed with autism spectrum ...

Kennedy’s recent pledge to find the cause of autism spectrum disorder. Kennedy promised to launch a “massive testing and research effort” on Thursday to figure out what has caused the ...