One of the most harmful myths is that vaccines cause autism. Decades of research and large-scale studies have repeatedly ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal ...

Scientists say the primary cause of autism is genetic, with environmental factors play­ing a secondary role. Powerful ...

Many autism experts say the Trump administration's plan to find autism's causes is unrealistic. Health Secretary Robert F.

Misinformation persists in news and social media about autism spectrum disorder, but UTSW researchers believe answers lie in ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to develop a platform using Medicare and Medicaid records to ...

A forgotten virus changed my son's life forever; now, dropping vaccination rates may bring it back. Science, not fear, must ...

The head of a local program focused on treating patients with autism spectrum disorder said last week that he hopes plans for ...

Carving up the spectrum allows for more targeted research and interventions. But that only works if everyone does it the same ...

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism registry, ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to ...

OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM HAVE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, MOST OF WHICH ARE BEHAVIORAL. AT TIMES, THESE CHALLENGES CAN ...