The US government’s proposal for a vast health database to study autism could improve our understanding of the condition – ...

A doctor on TikTok has gone viral in a video countering National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Jay Bhattacharya's claim ...

Maryland leaders shared a five-year autism plan for the state during Autism Acceptance Month that focuses on education, ...

An HHS official told USA TODAY that the department is not creating an autism registry, but is pursuing the real-world data ...

In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services ...

Administration health officials walked back a plan to register people with autism after criticism from scientists, privacy ...

"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, behave ...

Many experts believe the increase is because of a better understanding and the broadening classification of autism.

"To organize a large-scale U.S. effort on behalf of autism and autism epidemiology will take a lot of time," researcher ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition. Each person with Autism is unique.

Education Secretary McMahon visited Arizona Autism Charter Schools, praised the program, and discussed education plans.