Robert F. Kennedy Jr. painted a bleak picture of people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, that was especially hurtful to ...

CT Mirror's Laura Tillman discusses her story about Connecticut families' reactions to RFK Jr.'s recent comments about autism.

In 2021, he joined a Black fathers’ support group and met a few other dads eager to discuss their unique challenges. They ...

We’re not going to find a smoking gun that is going to explain the incidence of autism. And it’s certainly not going to be ...

Kennedy Jr. (aka RFK Jr.) was sworn in as the 26th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he immediately sparked a firestorm of controversy. Critics argued that his Make ...

TV scientist Bill Nye said he cut Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off after the now-health secretary bombarded him with text messages about autism. The host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, whose show has educated ...

When U.C.L.A. psychologists first proposed teaching adults with autism how to date, funders wouldn’t go near it. Now we are ...