NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Dr. Allen Frances, about his piece in the New York Times titled, "Autism Rates have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That." ...

Dr Allen Frances, a leading psychiatrist, has revealed his guilt after his work on autism led to an explosion in the number ...

Although Daijah is nonverbal, her presence, personality and needs shaped every page. Her mother wrote the book “with her and ...

Anybody can Google these charts, and pretty much any year you start in—so there’s a chart that shows California. You can start in the ’40s and ’50s. Basically, nobody has autism.

Some time this month, 2025 will likely surpass 2019 to officially become the worst year of measles overall in the United States since at least 1992, when there were about 2,100 cases.

Nadeem Conde, an 8-year-old child with autism, left his Maryland home in 40-degree weather around 11 p.m. on April 12. He was later found sitting by a lake.

Maryland leaders shared a five-year autism plan for the state during Autism Acceptance Month in April. The plan focuses on education, safety and implementing inclusive policies. According to Lt ...

The main finding of the new CDC publication — that among 8-year-olds at the selected study sites, 1 in 31 had autism in 2022, up from 1 in 36 in 2020 — represents the latest increase in ...

Summary: A new study has created the first normative charts of brain functional development from birth to six years old, highlighting how brain network growth tracks with cognitive milestones.Using ...

BigXthaPlug, the Texas chart-topper who recently earned his first massive hit on country airwaves, is opening up about his 'unshakable' bond with his 6-year-old son who has autism, in honor of ...

The game will kick off with a special rendition of the national anthem by a 17-year-old violinist with autism. Maddox Salay is preparing to play the violin on the biggest stage yet.

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