Autism researcher Jonathan Sebat plans to push for policies that rest on empirical evidence and serve the common good.

The new Health and Human Services secretary could quickly change the course of health policy in the United States, affecting everything from women’s healthcare to tobacco regulation.

The ban could uproot the lives of many researchers in the United States and slow scientific progress not just in the U.S., but across the world.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is opening a new center for autism research, African-American people with autism face unique challenges, and a colorful video lights up nerve tracts in the brain.

U.S. Health and Human Services secretary nominee Tom Price showed little restraint in his personal stock trading, despite the fact that a House committee he was on was under investigation.

A team of researchers is stepping out of the lab and into the community to recruit African-Americans for studies on the genetics of autism.

Autism researchers and advocates alike are sounding the alarm about Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.

Watch the complete replay of David Mandell’s webinar discussing healthcare, education and autism.

The Affordable Care Act brought coverage to thousands of children in a state that had one of the highest rates of uninsured minors in the United States.

Although the number of people diagnosed with autism is on the rise, the proportion with severe features has dropped since 2000.