Autism spectrum disorder diagnoses have reportedly been 'on the rise' since the 1990s, and a doctor has revealed why that ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of genes that are associated with autism, building a convincing case that genetics are ...

Autism is a difference in how someone’s brain works that shapes how they interact with the world. Clinically, it’s a disorder that affects brain development and causes social communication and ...

As access to accurate screening improves, more cases emerge accordingly ... the MMR shot did not increase the odds of a child being diagnosed with autism. One reason for the persistence of ...

Autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, based on a regional study the ...

Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism's causes in a few months is jarring — and ... Autism rates are rising — not among profound cases but milder ones, said autism ...

Many forms of autism have underlying genetic causes—and our growing ability to identify these genetic underpinnings is transforming how we diagnose, manage, and support individuals and families.  The ...

Fact checked by Sarah Scott Over the last decade or more, the number of kids diagnosed with autism spectrum ... t understand the rise in cases in its entirety, the increase is due largely to ...

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With autism rates rising dramatically since the ’90s, questions swirl about its causes and characteristics. Contrary to myths ...

The United States is in the midst of the second-highest year of measles cases since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated in this country, meaning that cases within the United States ...