Autism rates across the country continue to climb, but for the first time, the demographics of children diagnosed with the developmental disability are starting to shift in a big way, according to new ...

As awareness continues to grow, communities are encouraged to move beyond assumptions and focus on understanding, respect and ...

New estimates show that 61.8 million people around the globe have autism and that the developmental disability is among the most common health issues facing youth. As of 2021, researchers found that 1 ...

Ten year-old Tristan Bonnert, who has autism, with his mother Delilah at their home in Columbia, S.C.Mary Ann Chastain / AP Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder ...

Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a massive new study based on data from millions of people suggests this isn't ...

“It dwarfs the COVID epidemic,” the secretary of health and human services said during an April 20 radio appearance Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...

Researchers have uncovered a possible link between sterol biosynthesis inhibiting medications taken during pregnancy and an ...

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that affects the ability to interact and communicate. It may have symptoms that are similar to those seen in some brain injuries. Autism spectrum disorder ...

Autism Spectrum Disorder now affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, according to the CDC’s 2025 ADDM ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a new interview, said autism was an epidemic with an impact that surpasses the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an epidemic. It dwarfs the ...