By Aly Bernhisel / For The Herald Autism has been in the news lately, largely due to recent comments and decisions from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services secretary. As a mom of an ...

The Trump administration said it will not create an autism registry after Kennedy promised a large research effort to find ...

Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome ...

The 9-year-old moved some school board members to tears with his moving speech refuting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent claims ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the department will shift its research into autism toward potential environmental causes, though he declined to ...

The HHS secretary’s comments were top of mind for many as thousands of autism experts, advocates and families came to Seattle this week for a conference.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks ...

A driver was arrested in connection with a deadly crash that killed University of Pittsburgh football player and Hamilton Southeastern High School graduate Mason Alexander.

Kennedy has leveraged his brand in recent weeks to hold several high-profile press briefings highlighting MAHA victories at ...

Kennedy has repeatedly made the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism. He is the founder of Children’s Health Defense, an antivaccination nonprofit that has filed federal and state lawsuits ...

The CDC’s latest autism data was from 14 states and Puerto Rico in 2022. The previous estimate — from 2020 — was 1 in 36. Boys continue to be diagnosed more than girls, and the highest rates ...