Here's what parents need to know. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Over the last decade or more, the number of kids diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder has increased significantly. In fact, the Centers ...

In more recent decades, the diagnostic criteria for autism have broadened, producing a spectrum ranging from severe impacts to more modest ones. Today’s definition encompasses “individuals with milder ...

Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s ... Acknowledging this fact is important, as this population is often excluded from ...

He says that is evidence of an autism epidemic in the U.S. and that, "we know it's an environmental exposure. It has to be." THE FACTS: It's true that in the 20th century, only 1 in 10,000 ...