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In Response To RFK Jr.’s Research Plan, State Moves To Protect Autism Data

A state executive order will formally restrict the mass collection or sharing of autism-related data absent legal or medical necessity.

May 12, 2025
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HHS To Scrutinize Medicare, Medicaid Data On Enrollees With Autism

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unveiling plans to give researchers access to data on enrollees with autism, though experts are doubtful that the effort will identify the condition's causes.

May 8, 2025

RFK Jr. Said His Agency Will Find The Cause Of Autism. These Researchers Have Actually Been Looking

Autism researchers are facing massive cuts to federal funding, misinformation about the condition they study and worrisome policy announcements.

May 6, 2025

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Trump Administration Shuts Out Advocates, Researchers In Probe Targeting Autism

As the Trump administration lays out ambitious plans to address autism, many longtime leaders and well-known experts in the field have been left out, stakeholders indicate.

May 1, 2025
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Swim Schools Launch Program For Kids With Autism

Amid rising concern about drowning among children with autism, a new effort is underway to help kids with cognitive, physical and developmental needs across the country learn to be safe in the water.

April 29, 2025
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Proposed Autism Registry Is Dangerous, Disability Rights Activists Say

The NIH is reportedly amassing private medical records from federal and commercial databases for a "disease registry" to track Americans with autism prompting concerns about patient privacy.

April 25, 2025

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Hulu Releasing Rosie O’Donnell Documentary On Service Dogs

Rosie O'Donnell is bringing attention to the transformative role that service dogs can play for young people with disabilities in a new documentary.

April 22, 2025

Kennedy’s Comments About ASD Draw Backlash

Autism advocates are pushing back after U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that kids on the spectrum will never have a job, play baseball, go on a date and more.

April 21, 2025
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CDC Raises Autism Prevalence Estimate

Federal officials are releasing new data showing that the estimated number of U.S. children with autism has increased once again.

April 16, 2025

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RFK Jr. Promises To Uncover Cause Of ‘Autism Epidemic’ By September

The nation's top health official is promising to determine by this fall why autism rates have surged in recent decades.

April 11, 2025
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Autism Organization Sets Guinness World Record

With a Guinness World Records adjudicator on hand, an organization that provides services for individuals with autism sought to do something for the very first time, all in the name of awareness.

April 8, 2025

States Increasingly Noting Autism, Other Conditions On Driver’s Licenses

To help avoid misunderstandings with police during traffic stops, some states allow people with autism, hearing or other impairments to have their condition noted on their driver's license.

March 28, 2025

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