His idea evokes the danger posed historically by officials who view people who are mentally ill or physically disabled as a ...

Editor's note: This story was updated on May 7, 2025, to reflect that the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a partnership on that day ...

“We had several people who had been waiting many months to get a diagnostic evaluation call to cancel because they are afraid that their children will be unsafe if they are on an autism registry.” ...

Is RFK Jr. Making an ‘Autism Registry’? The internet recently went abuzz with claims that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new registry to track ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s discussed plan to create a national autism registry has not been a cause for concern for many, and that includes medical experts. Perhaps most outspoken about the ...

Concerns are raised about the potential privacy implications of a national autism registry and the need for voluntary participation focused on research. Parents call for greater awareness and ...

Michigan's top health official questions Kennedy's research timeline while autism advocates criticize his characterization of ...

Kennedy, who has for years promoted the discredited claim that vaccines cause autism, didn't mention childhood shots when announcing the study. But he proclaimed his certainty that an "environ­mental ...

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a complex neurological and developmental condition that affects how individuals ...