The HHS secretary’s statements about the prevalence of autism and its causes contradict current scientific consensus.

RFK Jr.’s ignorance about autism is bad. Republicans’ Medicaid cuts are worse. April 2025 was the weirdest Autism Awareness ...

Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome ...

The 9-year-old moved some school board members to tears with his moving speech refuting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent claims ...

The National Institutes of Health director said they were launching an autism registry — but a Health and Human Services ...

Groups advocating for people with the condition are split on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s effort to understand why so many more ...

The study he hopes to conduct within a year is unlikely to refute the strong existing evidence against his ideas.

RFK Jr’s focus on autism sparks fear among autistic people, who say they are being dehumanized and seen as not valued members ...

In announcing new autism prevalence data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services ...