In this comprehensive article, we delve into the multifaceted facets of autism, aiming to shed light on its definition, diagnosis, prevalence, characteristics, co-occurring conditions ...

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President-elect Donald Trump seemed to entertain the discredited theory that vaccines cause autism as he answered questions from journalists at a press conference Monday at his Mar-a-Lago club.

Trump said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services who has been an anti-vaccine advocate, would look into the reasons for rising autism rates.