The committee met for the first time since Kennedy fired most of the committee’s scientific experts and replaced them with ...

Advocates for individuals with developmental disabilities are calling for greater protections after a 22-year-old with autism ...

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a new diagnosis, called profound autism, for those who need constant and lifelong care. The reason? To ensure that they ...

An Indiana woman with an autistic son says President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he made unfounded claims that taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism. A Kentucky woman diagnosed with the ...

In the New York State Legislature, debate around the adoption of a communication bill of rights for people with severe ...

It’s been more than three years since the Lancet Commission proposed the new term “profound autism” to describe the subset of the autism spectrum most disabled by the disorder. This label has been ...

AYER, Mass.(AP) — Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again. His dad turned the 9-year-old’s repetitive behavior into a ...

AYER, Mass. (AP) — Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again. His dad turned the 9-year-old’s repetitive behavior into ...