There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the ...

The CDC estimates that 1 in 36 children in the US is autistic ... the next step is to take the full, 50-question Autism ...

Scientists believe genetics can play a role. Among all U.S. 8-year-olds, 1 in 36 had autism in 2020. That’s according to the most recent estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A man who spent his childhood "being told I was the stupid kid in class" is now expecting an autism diagnosis more than 50 years later - and said it could finally provide the answers he has been ...

Pinpointing the cause of autism has proven difficult, in part because it’s a complex group of developmental disorders and not a single condition. Now, an international team of researchers says i ...

For almost 50 years, the Muppets on Sesame Street ... Julia and her puppeteer, Stacey Gordon, who has a son with autism. With autism affecting 1 in 68 children today, there is a chance that ...

Despite overwhelming evidence debunking it, the vaccine-autism myth is rising, fueled by misinformation after the pandemic.