Though sometimes mistakenly thought to be the same, autism and high sensitivity are two distinct phenomena with important ...

For many decades it was thought that men were very much more likely to be autistic than women. Some studies placed the ratio ...

IF you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ll likely have come across videos titled “the signs you’re autistic” and “why ...

"We are not creating an autism registry," a Department of Health and Human Services official said in a statement.

For one thing, he told the coach, he had chosen the wrong venue for someone on the autism spectrum — a bar of the Sunset Strip hipster variety, so loud and overstimulating that he could almost ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study vaccines and autism, a person familiar with the situation told CNN, despite strong ...

Autism advocates and researchers refuted claims that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy made when talking about the rise in autism rates in the US.

If ever you wonder why those thumping loudest for tolerance and diversity produce so much sameness, look no further than this little exchange on public television about an important case now ...

Sameness leads to the perception of greater happiness and a feeling of being understood. Moreover, when people first meet, even the perception of sameness will increase mutual attraction.

Kennedy, a former environmental lawyer, has long promoted a debunked link between vaccines and autism.

Kennedy described autism as a “preventable disease,” although researchers and scientists have identified genetic factors are associated with it. Autism is not considered a disease, but a ...

HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive studies into possible ...