President-elect Donald Trump said in a new interview that he would consider altering childhood vaccination programs in the United States and questioned whether vaccines cause autism—a widely disproven ...

The autism advisory board includes members who have expressed skepticism about vaccine safety and its link to autism despite ...

RFK Jr. appointed a new slate of 21 members to a panel that helps the federal government set priorities for autism research.

A pair of studies recently published in Nature [1,2] identified genetic changes associated with autism spectrum disorders, opening new avenues to predict the risk for these neurodevelopmental ...

The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause the disorder.

Carly Fleischmann has severe autism that makes her unable to communicate verbally, but that didn't stop her from starting her own YouTube talk show. Her first guest? Actor Channing Tatum. "I would ...

While modern testing for autism isn’t flawless, it can encourage early detection. This can mean better support for autistic kids. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of neurodevelopmental ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena Glendale, Ariz. on Aug. 23. Credit - Rebecca Noble—Getty Images President-elect ...