Sparking strong reaction from doctors and child development experts, an influential task force says there’s “insufficient evidence” to argue definitely that the benefits of screening all young ...

Dave Senjem says too much work has gone into the state's autism task force to let it remain in limbo. We agree wholeheartedly with the state senator for Rochester who served on the 19-member Autism ...

Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. State Sen. Elaine Alquist’s (D-Santa Clara) bill to establish a ...

A Rochester advocate for people with autism abruptly resigned his post this week as chairman of the Minnesota Autism Task Force, accusing a fellow member of harassing him. Brad Trahan, founder of RT ...

Dr. Frances is a psychiatrist. He led the American Psychiatric Association’s task force charged with creating the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. See more ...

Last year, Health Secretary Kennedy thrust autism into the national spotlight, calling it an epidemic and vowing to ...