The death of a 22-year-old Brick man while in the care of an Oceanport day program has led to questions of how to protect ...

Autism is a spectrum. This metaphor is a helpful way to explain why autism looks and feels so varied across different people. Since 2013 it’s been baked into the name of the diagnosis itself, autism ...

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler — who was very social — didn’t resemble the ...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary delivers remarks during an announcement by President Donald Trump on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children ...

“The Trump Administration does not believe popping more pills is always the answer for better health. There is mounting evidence finding a connection between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ...

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition ...

Musk's work as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chair, slashing federal funds and thousands of jobs in the process, has led to widespread protests at Tesla sites, the electric vehicle ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims linking autism to childhood vaccinations are receiving new scrutiny now that President-elect Donald Trump has selected him to lead the Department of Health and ...

Diagnoses have climbed by 175 percent in just the last decade—with the greatest increases in girls and women. Here’s how our understanding of autism is changing. Girls and women are being diagnosed ...

Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are differently wired. Now, new evidence shows they are right. Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of ...

A U.S. study does not show severe autism can be “reversed”, contrary to misleading headlines shared on social media making that claim and calling the results a “miracle”. The case report of just two ...

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