A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week ...

The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition where the number of male patients is four times higher than that ...

Female Autism Shield Weakens With Stronger Mutations Mouse study shows CHD8 mutation strength impacts female protective ...

A rival provider with 14 centers that recently settled civil allegations of fraudulent Medicaid billing is to take over operations at Piece by Piece Autism Centers facilities. States paid ...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary delivers remarks during an announcement by President Donald Trump on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children ...

President Donald Trump today linked acetaminophen, the active component in the widely used, over-the-counter drug Tylenol, to rising autism rates in children in the United States and warned against ...

“The Trump Administration does not believe popping more pills is always the answer for better health. There is mounting evidence finding a connection between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ...

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct subtypes of autism, marking a transformative step in understanding the condition ...

Wednesday’s edition of ESPN’s NFL Live is set to look entirely different for viewers watching at home on World Autism Awareness Day, thanks to a ton of help from the son of ESPN NFL analyst Dan ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims linking autism to childhood vaccinations are receiving new scrutiny now that President-elect Donald Trump has selected him to lead the Department of Health and ...

Diagnoses have climbed by 175 percent in just the last decade—with the greatest increases in girls and women. Here’s how our understanding of autism is changing. Girls and women are being diagnosed ...