Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unleashed a bizarre take on autism during a press conference Wednesday, describing the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at ...

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has has warned that the 'autism epidemic is running rampant,' as new data shows that the disorder among US children has reached a record level.

To estimate how common autism is, the CDC checked health and school records for 8-year-olds, because most cases are diagnosed by that age. Other researchers have their own estimates, but experts say ...

Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues.