One of the most harmful myths is that vaccines cause autism. Decades of research and large-scale studies have repeatedly ...

When there are fewer dendritic spines, fewer synapses are formed, and brain cells struggle to communicate properly. This ...

Many autism experts say the Trump ... Those kinds of changes stem from alterations in brain structure or its neural circuitry — and understanding them requires studying brain tissue that ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a first-in-the-nation executive order to block the federal ...

May 5, 2025 — Getting a timely diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is a major ... First Insights Into How Excitatory and Inhibitory Brain Signals Change as People Age Using Wearable Scanner ...

Misinformation persists in news and social media about autism spectrum disorder, but UTSW researchers believe answers lie in ...

Many autism experts say the Trump administration's plan to find autism's causes is unrealistic. Health Secretary Robert F.

Autism isn’t considered a disease ... Those kinds of changes stem from alterations in brain structure or its neural circuitry — and understanding them requires studying brain tissue that ...

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.