New Jerseyans who have autism or a loved one on the spectrum have lots of questions as federal officials focus on research.

The head of a local program focused on treating patients with autism spectrum disorder said last week that he hopes plans for ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swam in bacteria-infested waters in Rock Creek Park with his grandchildren on Mother's Day, ignoring warnings from the National Park Service about pathogens in the water.

Kennedy Jr. has been accused of blaming parents for their children's autism amid the backlash he faced for suggesting that ...

Scientists say the primary cause of autism is genetic, with environmental factors play­ing a secondary role. Powerful ...

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a lot of curious ideas about how to Make America Healthy Again. Time to add taking illicit swims in ...

Swimming has been illegal in most of D.C.’s waterways since the 1970s, largely because of contamination from the district’s ...

The combined MMR jab contains three live attenuated viruses. These versions of the viruses are too weak to cause an infection but are strong enough to provoke an immune reaction in which the body ...

An autistic journalist shares their story and challenges Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s misconceptions about autism and achievement.

For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism’s causes in ...