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‘Good science takes time’: Researcher skeptical autism cause will be found by September
In a news conference on the rise in autism spectrum disorder, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made no mention of ...
Autism rates increased, again. But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.
CDC data found one in 31 eight-year-old kids were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2022, an increase from one in 36 ...
Autism rate rises to 3% of children in CDC study
One out of 31 children — more than 3% of kids — have been identified with autism, according to the latest results published Tuesday from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study that tracks ...
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After Claiming He Would Find the Cause of Autism by September, Kennedy Now Admits There Will Only Be ‘Some’ Answers
He made the claim in front of President Trump at a cabinet meeting at the White House last week. “By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate ...
Estimated 1 in 31 children have autism as diagnosis rates increase in the US: CDC
Autism diagnoses are continuing to increase in the U.S., now affecting one in 31 children, according to a new CDC report ...
Map Reveals States With the Highest Autism Rates
California, as the most populous state, had the highest number of adults estimated to be on the autism spectrum, with 701,669 ...
RFK Jr attributes rise in autism to environmental factors, while CDC points to improved diagnostic practices
RFK Jr. and autism experts are at odds over the root cause of autism, as the Department of Health and Human Services launches massive autism research initiative.