As the father of a 23-year-old son with autism and as chair of the state Assembly’s Committee on People with Disabilities, I ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order restricting state agencies from collecting and sharing autism-related data, in response to federal efforts to create a ...

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Local occupational therapist Trisha Crone's 18-year-old son has Level 3 autism. It's one of the reasons she chose her career path in occupational therapy -- and she has worked with autistic kids ...

The U.S. health secretary has also announced his own investigation, pledging to find an answer to the autism “epidemic” by September. It’s an ambitious goal. It’s also a realistic one but ...

Daniella Gray is a Newsweek Family & Parenting Reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is on family dynamics, childhood development, parenting styles, U.S. education and current trends in family ...

WASHINGTON — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.

His disabilities are similar to those faced by people with autism with an intellectual disability. He will never drive a car, read a book, or live on his own. Today, he lives a meaningful and ...

A child with autism holds the hand of his adoptive father in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Dec. 12, 2015. (Charles Krupa/AP) You’re reading The Checkup With Dr. Wen, a newsletter on how to ...

Kennedy Jr.’s controversial autism database, signing an executive order on Wednesday to shield Illinoians’ medical information from the feds. Kennedy, who has spread conspiracy theories ...

COMMUNITY SURF SESSIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS WEEKEND IN NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY HERE THIS MORNING, SURFERS FOR AUTISM CEO ...

Kennedy Jr.’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic. That’s because it appears to ignore decades of science ...