April is Autism Acceptance Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 36 children in the ...

Nearly half of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's staff working on developmental disabilities and birth defects was laid off this month, multiple officials tell CBS News, wiping out ...

A Peninsula woman is working to make sure kids with autism feel included at a San Mateo County ranch providing a fulfilling ...

In 2021, it was estimated that the health care costs of someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is $4,110 to $6,200 more per year than for someone without ASD.

With a new season of “Love on the Spectrum,” the participants talk to CNN about the challenges and rewards of going outside ...

It’s not uncommon for autistic children to wander away from home, schools and caregivers. And when they do, the outcomes can ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s response to the outbreak has drawn criticism from both serious scientists and his most loyal ...

When Abby Henson's pediatrician offered measles vaccinations to children as young as 6 months due to the outbreak, the Houston mom chose to put her son "in the safe zone." ...

A major new international study has found that children born to mothers with diabetes are significantly more likely to ...

Northeastern University public health experts were relieved to see Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avowed vaccine ...

A person with autism is five times more likely to have an interaction with a police officer, and not because they’re more ...

"Vanderpump Rules" star Brittany Cartwright is opening up about her son's nonverbal autism diagnosis. The television ...