Rival ‘shadow’ group to RFK, Jr.’s autism science committee meets in D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A “shadow committee” of autism researchers and science advocates met in the nation’s capital…
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Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy…
RFK Jr. Has Packed an Autism Panel With Cranks and Conspiracy Theorists
US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filled an autism committee with friends, associates,…
COVID During Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk, Study Suggests
November 1, 20253 min readCOVID During Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk, Study SuggestsA new study…
Chaos, Confusion, and Conspiracies: Inside a Facebook Group for RFK Jr.’s Autism ‘Cure’
Keith Joyce stumbled across leucovorin last December while trying to find ways to improve the…
Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude
New research from the University of Cambridge suggests that autism should not be understood as…
Autism may have subtypes that are genetically distinct from each other
Signs of autism in children can include not talking much to other young people or…
NIH Funds New Autism Studies on Genes and Environment as Trump Focuses on Tylenol
September 26, 20254 min readNIH Funds New Autism Studies on Genes and Environment as Trump…
What we know, and don’t, about the link between painkillers and autism
The US government raised concerns about painkillers used during pregnancySolStock/Getty Images On Monday, the US…
Trump’s Tylenol Directive Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn
For decades, the discussion around autism has been a hotbed of misinformation, misinterpretation, and bad…