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Newsweek on MSN · 8h

Thousands Sign RFK Jr. 'Autism Registry' Petition

A petition starter who has seen signatures rapidly mount labeled the purported government registry plan as "surveillance."

PolitiFact · 9h

RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research

Eric Fombonne, an Oregon Health & Science University professor emeritus of psychiatry, said he doesn’t know how researchers would begin to investigate the "environmental toxins" Kennedy mentioned, because doing so requires observing a cluster of cases appearing in a population in a certain time period or within a geographic location.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Is RFK Jr. Creating an 'Autism Registry’? What to Know

No official announcement has been made, though the report comes after Kennedy promised a large research effort to find the cause of autism.

Autism spectrum, Kohberger and death penalty

Newsweek on MSN · 4h

Judge Rules If Bryan Kohberger's Autism Can Erase Death Penalty Option

Bryan Kohberger's autism diagnosis will not stop him from facing the death penalty if convicted in his quadruple murder trial, a judge ruled on Thursday.

CNN on MSN · 7h

Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis

A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022, despite the defendant’s recent autism diagnosis.

Idaho killings case judge refuses to rule out death penalty due to autism diagnosis

The judge overseeing the capital murder case of Bryan Kohberger has denied his lawyers' attempt to take the death penalty off the table.

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Pennsylvania superintendent placed on leave after investigation found students with autism were abused

Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP), a nonprofit that protects and advances the rights of people with disabilities, says its ...

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'Love on the Spectrum' star from MA, James B. Jones, responds to RFK Jr.'s autism comments

A Massachusetts resident who stars on Netflix's "Love on the Spectrum" is clapping back at comments that Health and Human ...

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What we know (and don’t know) about autism, according to science

Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, behave ...

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Trump Administration Cuts Funding for Autism Research—Even As It Aims to Find the Cause

R obert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has shone a spotlight on ...

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RFK Jr.'s autism study to amass medical records of many Americans

The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the ...

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RFK Jr.'s Major Autism Study to Use Private Health Records

TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will provide private health data to ...

No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director’s claim

The federal health department is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, an HHS official said Thursday.

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Children with autism learn how to ride bikes at special Massachusetts clinic

Special clinic in Lynn teaches children with autism how to ride bicycles 02:08. In honor of Autism Awareness Month, the ...

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