The National Autistic Society has condemned Robert F Kennedy Jr’s claims that circumcision can cause autism. The US health secretary shared the misinformation during a government cabinet meeting, ...

Autism is not your enemy

It isn’t the misinformation that troubles autistic people the most. It’s the subtext that the world would be better off ...
A recent study found that family participation in therapy directly improves children’s social communication and emotional ...
A Kentucky woman diagnosed with the condition as an adult thought Trump was villainizing autism by describing it as a “horrible, horrible crisis.” Copyright 2025 ...
Autism has always been here. It did not suddenly appear with vaccines, Tylenol or the rise of the internet. What has changed ...
The lesson is not to fear a conspiracy, but to keep refining our definitions, sharpening our science, and remembering that ...
Children with autism are far more likely to experience chronic digestive issues compared to their peers, a study has found. Researchers at the University of California monitored children’s development ...
First responders are being trained to search bodies of water first when an autistic child goes missing. New policies, like Kentucky's "Ian Alert" and a proposed "Joshua Alert" in Ohio, aim to improve ...
Among a small cohort of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, a 12-week course of memantine led to improved ...
In a study from Sweden between 1995 and 2019, doctors found no link between autism and acetaminophen use during pregnancy. Grassley raises alarm about soybean farmers, Argentina ‘bailout’ Biden’s ...
An Indiana woman with an autistic son says President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he made unfounded claims that taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism. A Kentucky woman diagnosed with the ...