Rachel Engle's daughter nearly died from a preventable illness. Now she's speaking out against misinformation about autism and vaccines.

The scientists believe that changes, or mutations, in the Usp9X gene may play a role in causing autism. If Usp9X doesn’t function correctly, it may prevent the brain from forming the healthy ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has drawn widespread criticism for manipulating science to fit his agenda, ...

Schizoid personality disorder is an uncommon mental health condition characterized by self-isolation, detachment, and ...

More than a hundred autism genes have been identified, explains author Peter Hotez. And Tylenol isn't the biggest ...

Completely avoiding well-studied and frequently used medications is rarely the answer for families trying to do the best for ...

I said, Romey, what does Show Me, Romey, mean to you? And she looked at me just so sweetly, and she said, talking to people.” ...

On September 18, the mother of an 11-year-old shared her daughter’s experience in a TikTok video, recounting the bullying she ...

Seven-year-old Mar’Dasia Forte, a child with autism, drowned in a West Chester retention pond less than a year after a similar death. Her mother and local advocates are urging state and local ...

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has floated a seismic idea: adding autism to the list ...

It isn’t the misinformation that troubles autistic people the most. It’s the subtext that the world would be better off ...

A science reporter for the Los Angeles Times shares her strategies for drawing readers’ attention back to the truth, as waves ...