Autism diagnoses have increased dramatically, with 1 in 36 children now affected. Explore the real reasons behind this surge ...

“This rise in autism rates reflects progress in awareness and access—not necessarily an epidemic. I think we need to be careful only to make comparisons of data under current diagnostic criteri ...

New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed climbing autism rates among children. In 2022, a surveillance program called The Autism and Developmental ...

While there are environmental risk factors for autism, such as air pollution, rising rates are mostly attributable to broadened diagnostic categories and more comprehensive screening. If you're ...

While the agency stressed that increased screening was most likely behind much of the increase, the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., called it an “epidemic.” By Azeen Ghorayshi The ...

The U.S. federal health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made several debated claims about autism prevalence, including ...

And the rise in autism rates among children probably reflects more positive trends, experts say. “A lot has changed over the years, and this continued rise in prevalence reflects, in part ...

As the number of children diagnosed with autism increases, local autism centers offering services for families has followed suit.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has vowed to address rising U.S. autism rates as a top health priority for the Trump ...

As the number of children diagnosed with autism increases, local autism centers offering services for families has followed ...

And the rise in autism rates among children probably reflects more positive trends, experts say. "A lot has changed over the years, and this continued rise in prevalence reflects, in part ...