Ongoing imprecision in defining the autism spectrum will only impede progress in discovering the causes of the condition.

Scientists have long tried to pinpoint the exact causes of autism. Researchers from NYU Langone Health explored maternal illness during pregnancy. rh2010 - stock.adobe.com Despite decades of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators he would apologize if data shows vaccines don’t cause autism, but he cited a poorly conducted study to counter the dozens that show they do not.

More likely to fall through the cracks as kids, adult females are seeking autism diagnoses after years of searching for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing ...

Advocates worry that as HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could undermine years of work to unlink autism and vaccines and ...

Initial studies with SSRIs have yielded promising results, particularly in adults with autism (Table II). A prospective, systematic investigation of the efficacy of sertraline in the treatment of ...

But to meet the diagnostic definition of autism, the symptoms must cause significant impairment, said Dr. Arthur Westover, a ...

The theory behind leucovorin's use for autism postulates that some children have a blockage in the transport of folic acid into the brain that potentially contributes to neurological symptoms.

President Donald Trump is tapping newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a ...

It used to be believed that the only cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was genetics. However, recent studies are exploring the potential link between autism and birth injuries, particularly ...