Autism

New research coincides with a surge of the disease in unvaccinated children

Many parents say they believe vaccines cause autism, even though multiple studies have found no reputable evidence to support such a claim.

CHICAGO — Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.

But the government has so far kept quiet a second case that some say is more disturbing and more relevant to the meeting.

Premature babies born at a low-birth weight appear to have an increased risk for autism, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

She became sick and later was given a diagnosis of autism.