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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in a new interview, said autism was an epidemic with an impact that surpasses the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an epidemic. It dwarfs the COVID epidemic and the impacts on our country because COVID killed old people. Autism affects children and affects them at the beginning

Science & Nature Autism rates are rising, but RFK, Jr., is wrong about the reasons. Here’s what the science says...Read MoreJoan Redner

Science & Nature Underrepresentation of girls and women in studies warps our understanding of the condition, argues a neuroscientist...Read MoreLawanda Mongold

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Science & Nature For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers...

Skip to main content Getty Images/iStock photo Autism diagnosis rates are spiking, and providers increasingly see technology as a means to increase access to applied behavioral analysis services in underserved communities. Rising autism diagnoses are causing increased demand for applied behavioral analysis, a therapy also known as ABA that provides one-to-one services primarily for children