It’s easy to think that there is one clear cause that explains the recent increase in recorded cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). But the answer is more complex. Our knowledge of this illness, ...

Autism (which in the DSM-5 is now termed ASD for “autism spectrum disorder”) is described by the NIH as a “neurodevelopmental [brain-based early onset] condition characterized by significant and ...

President Donald Trump's commission to "Make America Healthy Again," led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has released an alarming report on what they say are driving ...

The National Institutes of Health announced an initiative to study Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) utilizing data science. While pouring money into ASD research seems like a fine idea, the initiative ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House announcement about autism is expected Monday afternoon after President Donald Trump’s weekend comment that “I think we found an answer” to the developmental disorder.

Two weeks after it walked back claims that it was creating an autism database, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday announced that the National Institutes of Health would build a ...