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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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

Autism, an umbrella term for a spectrum of developmental disorders that can look vastly different from one person to the next ...

The 21 Jump Street alum, whose son RJ Peete was diagnosed with autism in 2000, slammed comments made by RFK Jr. at his April ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s words that “autism destroys families” concern me deeply as parent ...

RFK Jr’s focus on autism sparks fear among autistic people, who say they are being dehumanized and seen as not valued members ...