Autism

US CDC adopts Kennedy's anti-vaccine views on recast website

Scientists took issue with statements on the website that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism, arguing that it is "exploiting a quirk of logic."

A sign of the CDC is seen on a podium during the meeting of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) advisory panel for vaccines convenes in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 25, 2025.
LIHI LAPID: Poise via many paths.

Lihi Lapid on ‘I Wanted to Be Wonderful’: An honest look at raising an autistic child

A gallery employee poses next to the work by US artist Fred Eversley, Untitled (Parabolic Lens) at the preview of Space Shifters at the Hayward Gallery in London on September 25, 2018

Living in an isolated bubble: Autistic Jews after October 7 - opinion

  New Israeli Shekel banknotes and coins are seen in this picture illustration taken November 9, 2021.

Millions in public funds stolen in large-scale autism fraud scheme


Noises can't hurt: A trip with a son with autism two years into the Israel-Hamas War

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: A trip with a son on the autism spectrum, just before the anniversary of the war.

THE WRITER with her son, Danny, who traveled to New York and Washington in September for a family wedding.

'You are not wanted': Trump, RFK Jr. are framing autism as an enemy - opinion

Statements made by President Donald Trump about autism can deepen stigma and endanger lives.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on, makes an announcement linking autism to childhood vaccines and the use of Tylenol by pregnant women, in Washington, last week.

US health secretary Kennedy considers adding autism symptoms to vaccine injury program - report

The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program shields vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits and provides a fund to compensate individuals who experience serious reactions to covered vaccines.

US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WHO: No evidence linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism

The clarification followed remarks by US President Donald Trump, who had claimed such a connection existed at a press conference earlier that day.

Tylenol is displayed for sale at a pharmacy in New York City, New York, US, September 5, 2025.

Trump's autism breakthrough: What we know so far

"I think it's gonna be a very important announcement. I think it's gonna be one of the most important things that we will do," Trump said.

US President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Washington, September 19, 2025; illustrative.

Court orders class for autistic children be opened despite Ed.-Min.’s objections

The court also ruled that the Education Ministry’s prevention constituted unlawful discrimination.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, during a strike, on September 1, 2024.

Reporter's Notebook: Perfect time to panic: Separated from my special-needs son during the war

"It's a sickening feeling to be separated from him at a time like this, not because I can do anything to protect him that the people around him can’t, but because our bond is so strong."

 The author's son Danny, at home in happier times.

TAU exhibit features artists on autism spectrum

This show, called, “Between the Vineyards and the Fields,” which runs until July 30, is the follow-up to their show last July at the Artspace Gallery run by the Tel Aviv Municipality.

VIEWING the ‘Between the Vineyards and the Fields’ exhibit.

The Israeli olah changing world’s perception of nonverbal individuals

The writer: 'The nonverbal world is very different from ours; it is unfair to expect them to fit into our patterns.'

 Abigail Fidler

'The end for him': Lapid on why Netanyahu won't do everything to bring hostages back

Opposition head Yair Lapid said he did not believe the prime minister was doing everything he could for the hostages because this would mean the end of Netanyahu's political career.

Opposition head MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 24, 2025

We must learn to see those who have 'invisible autism' - opinion

As the number of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum continues to rise, it’s impossible to ignore the question of their safety and well-being in a world that often struggles to meet their needs

CHILDREN ARE involved in an independent activity in a communication kindergarten. As the number of children diagnosed on the autism spectrum continues to rise, it’s impossible to ignore the question of their safety and well-being in a world that still often struggles to truly meet their needs