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

When a child gets diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), parents can easily get overwhelmed by questions and concerns ...

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 ...

In a time when immunization is essential, the attention of federal agencies is shifted elsewhere, writes doctors Gaylor.

David Geier has repeatedly claimed that vaccines cause autism. Working alongside his father, he has published a number of ...

"The American people expect high quality research and transparency." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause autism, despite numerous existing ...

The three levels of autism are based on the amount of support required for daily functioning. Learn how they are determined ...

Just as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for an investigation into debunked claims of vaccines causing autism, a massive new study bolsters a body of evidence behind an entirely ...

Following unsubstantiated claims by President Trump and HHS secretary RFK Jr, the CDC will re-study the link between vaccines and autism.

About 1 in 36 children have autism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but many of them are not ...

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.