Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has questioned why autism rates have been rising over the last several years. Experts say he's missing ...

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Bill Gates said he believes he would have been diagnosed with autism if he were growing up today. The tech billionaire made the revelation in his upcoming memoir. Here's what experts had to say.

With the new book "Source Code," Bill Gates is looking back at both the “wonderful” and the weird moments of growing up in ...

The “Twilight” actor shares his son, Jack, with fiancée Lily Anne Harrison and three daughters with ex-wife Jennie Garth.

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Lisa Lloyd, a mother of two autistic children, shares her experiences and insights on raising neurodivergent kids.

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Parents may notice that their ... Restricted interests are another feature of autism, so children may develop a fascination with train schedules or comic books, for example. They may devote ...