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.

Doctors and medical experts have attributed the rise in autism cases — about 1 in 31 U.S. kids are now diagnosed with it — to increased awareness, especially around milder forms of the disorder.

Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism — and each other They say their hope is not only to be considered more than sidekicks to the mothers of the children, but also to ...

Celebrate Autistic Pride Day 2025! Learn from a doctor about the significance of this day, promoting acceptance, inclusion, and empowerment for individuals on the autism spectrum.

Autism is the first but not the last condition that will be studied using the real-world data platform. Longer term, HHS plans to study other chronic diseases.

Green said that while his podcast and platforms like Autism in Black make it easier for Black fathers to share their stories of their kids’ wins and losses, he’d like to see “more support ...

Viraj Dhanda, who is a nonverbal autistic student, received his diploma from Fusion Academy Newton. He was recently accepted into MIT. His father, Sumit Dhanda, is on the far right.

A restaurant owner has found support online after detailing the reasons she ejected a woman and her autistic son from the establishment. The CDC says that an estimated 1 in every 31 children in ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Wednesday that two major federal agencies within the department would build a data system to research autism spectrum ...

Erickson, who is pursuing a PhD at Brown, was the first openly autistic person to compete on the reality TV show, and overcame challenges to finish in second place.