One out of 31 children — more than 3% of kids — have been identified with autism, according to the latest results published Tuesday from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that ...

Kennedy called autism an "epidemic" at his first press conference as the secretary of health and human services on April 16 Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...

He's like *** little. He's always looking out for her. Nina was diagnosed with autism at 10 months and struggles to interact with others. Samantha hopes to encourage autism awareness by sharing ...

Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said on Wednesday that autism was preventable while directly contradicting researchers within his own agency on a primary ...

Some of the earliest studies on autism diagnosis from the 1960s and 1970s did estimate autism prevalence to be in the range of 2 to 4 cases for every 10,000 children, but that was many decades ago.

RFK Jr. has announced the Dept. of Health and Human Services will study whether 'environmental toxins' have contributed to rise in U.S. diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder. RFK Jr. and other ...

Kennedy has prioritized autism in his aim to “Make America Healthy Again." On the heels of a new report showing that rates of autism diagnoses have again increased, Health and Human Services ...

Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that rising rates of autism prevalence in the US reflect a “preventable” crisis-level epidemic that has been caused by an environmental toxin. Advocates for people ...

Kennedy Jr. for restarting the national conversation about autism. At a Wednesday news conference, the health and human services secretary declared autism an epidemic, noted an increasing ...

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has introduced its latest specialty license plate aimed at supporting autism research, services, and awareness. Announced on April 3 to align with ...

Autism acceptance: Is there still a long way to go? Today, society has a greater awareness of autism than ever before. However, those affected by autism often face many struggles throughout life ...