but the vast majority of people with autism experience far milder effects. There are two main reasons. First, the definition of autism broadened as scientists expanded their understanding of its wide ...

Reported cases have surged. Doctors and scientists point to how diagnosis and awareness have morphed over time.

And while autism diagnoses have risen about 300% in the last 20 years, the CDC has attributed this to improvements in early ...

RFK Jr. says he wants to study the causes of rising autism rates, but experts say he is ignoring the scientific evidence to ...