These biases and shortcomings are the subject of “Off the Spectrum: Why the Science of Autism Has Failed Women and Girls,” a new book by brain imaging expert Gina Rippon. Rippon, professor ...

The rise in autism has been precipitous: One in 36 children is affected today, up from four in 10,000 in the 1980s, the president warned in a recent executive order. Under Mr. Kennedy’s ...

Damien Dalmayne, 17, is autistic. He also battles mental health issues that have left him unable to get out of bed and contemplating harming himself. Warning: This story contains references to ...

And if you're autistic, research shows you can use it to bond with other autistic people. So, if you see an autistic child or adult stimming, there's no need to comment or intervene.

Share on Pinterest Despite a unanimous scientific consensus, health experts are once again defending the safety of childhood vaccines and so-called autism risk. Sean Locke/Stocksy United Despite a ...

"The American people expect high quality research and transparency." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause autism, despite numerous existing ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is preparing to study whether vaccines are linked to autism—despite overwhelming scientific evidence showing no connection. The study ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is initiating expanded research into understanding autism and its potential links with vaccines, a source familiar with the CDC’s planning said.

Decades of scientific evidence haven’t found a link between autism and vaccines, but that doesn’t appear to stop the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from reportedly planning to ...

Kennedy Jr.—is planning to study potential connections between vaccines and autism, Reuters reported Friday, a link Kennedy has controversially pushed in the past. Two unnamed sources familiar ...