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

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

By Aly Bernhisel / For The Herald Autism has been in the news lately, largely due to recent comments and decisions from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services secretary. As a mom of an ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called autism an “epidemic” and vowed to find the ...

I’m tired of being told my autistic child is a crisis. She is complex. Challenging. Beautiful. And worth every ounce of ...

The 21 Jump Street alum, whose son RJ Peete was diagnosed with autism in 2000, slammed comments made by RFK Jr. at his April ...

The HHS secretary’s comments were top of mind for many as thousands of autism experts, advocates and families came to Seattle this week for a conference.

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

WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the department will shift its research into autism toward potential environmental causes, though he declined to ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks ...

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