The Latest Breaking News from Autism

Children referred to gender clinics 'to be tested for autism and ADHD' under leaked NHS plans

Reports say that health officials will screen children for neurodevelopmental conditions

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2025

How to Find the Right ABA Therapy Provider

Identifying appropriate treatments for children with autism spectrum disorders continues to be among the most urgent challenges facing families affected by autism and the professionals who work with them.

inkl · Apr 28, 2025

Health and Human Services denies it will create autism registry

A ‘real-world data platform will link existing datasets to support research into causes of autism and insights into improved treatment strategies,’ one HHS official told The Independent

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

The Accountant 2 teeters on the edge of making autism a punchline

2/5 While the 2016 original seemed to respect the neurodivergence of Ben Affleck’s savant superhero, this belated follow-up goes for easy jokes

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

Jack Schlossberg issues wild challenge to cousin RFK Jr in ongoing feud

‘Me and you, one-on-one, locked in a room, we hash this out. Nobody comes out until one of us has autism. What do you say?’

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025

A misguided search for a cause of autism

Kennedy has proposed "dramatic change" to study autism but this misguided focus distracts from actual support

Salon · Apr 24, 2025

Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition

Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability services

The Guardian - US · Apr 24, 2025

RFK Jr.’s medical record plan frightens autistic people and their parents

One autistic advocate called the idea ‘along the line of eugenics,’ one autistic lawyer tells Eric Garcia. While others fear privacy concerns

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025

False information is spreading about measles vaccine as more admit hearing fake claims it’s linked to autism

False information about measles and measles vaccines could be the difference between life and death

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025

Here’s the data the NIH can collect from your medical history for its ‘autism database’

The NIH is planning to gather medical data to support its renewed autism study

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025