Many teens with autism hide social anxiety. Parents can help by recognizing signs, encouraging gradual exposure, and teaching ...

President Trump shared figures inflating the spike in autism in a post Tuesday morning promoting his pick to lead the Health ...

Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know ...

The primary concern with RFK Jr. as secretary of HHS is not that he believes that vaccines cause autism or that he suggested ...

In the final pages of his new book "Source Code," Bill Gates acknowledges something those around him have long assumed: that, ...

A recent study has uncovered how specific genetic mutations in α2δ-1 and α2δ-3 proteins linked to autism spectrum disorders ...

For years, studies have suggested that a mother’s health during pregnancy could influence her child’s likelihood of ...

Rates of genetic testing for autism and intellectual and development disorders were associated with race, gender, and insurance company.

Over and over at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Democratic senators confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about ...

In his first Senate confirmation hearing to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

Why should we appreciate our nervous system? Read these 11 fun facts and you’ll know why: 1. The body has billions of nerve cells Every person’s body contains billions of nerve cells (neurons).

Noted in the study is Autism BrainNet, a program set up to educate autistic people and their families about the opportunity to donate brain tissue, the process, and the legacy for research created by ...