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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Kennedy has previously linked the MMR vaccine to autism. But during a CBS interview on Tuesday, Kennedy said that he was all ...

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

This April, as we celebrate World Autism Month, a new chapter begins for Filipino children with autism. The launch of “Bayani ...

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 ...

A second child in Texas has died from measles, one of the world's most contagious illnesses which was declared eliminated ...