• Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promoted vaccine misinformation, as health secretary

    Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promoted vaccine misinformation, as health secretary

    Nov 14, 2024 09:15 PM EST

    ... even in a GOP-controlled Senate. Kennedy has espoused misinformation around the safety of vaccines, including pushing a totally discredited theory that childhood vaccines cause autism. He also has said he would recommend removing fluoride from drinking water. The addition of the material has been cited as leading to improved ...

  • Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison

    Pentagon secrets leaker Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison

    Nov 12, 2024 04:34 PM EST

    ... did not suffer from any intellectual disability that would prevent him from knowing right from wrong, adding his post-arrest diagnosis of “mild, high-functioning” autism was of “questionable relevance” to the proceedings. Teixeira, who was part of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts ...

  • Health officials concerned about RFK Jr.'s influence in Trump administration

    Health officials concerned about RFK Jr.'s influence in Trump administration

    Nov 07, 2024 11:25 PM EST

    ... So let's just start with Mr. Kennedy's vaccine skepticism, which is well-documented. In interviews, he's questioned their safety, linked vaccines to autism and to cancer. Do any of those claims have merit? Dr. Richard Besser: Amna, I'm also a pediatrician and practiced pediatrics for more ...

  • Harris warns health care on the line as Johnson eyes 'massive reform' if Trump wins

    Harris warns health care on the line as Johnson eyes 'massive reform' if Trump wins

    Oct 31, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    ... Collins: Kids get them and they're fine. Howard Lutnick: Why do you think they're fine? We all know so many more people with autism than had it when we were young. Oh, come on. Laura Barron-Lopez: Tonight, both candidates head to battleground, Nevada as voters there file ...

  • Prosecutors seek 17-year prison sentence for Pentagon documents leaker Jack Teixeira

    Prosecutors seek 17-year prison sentence for Pentagon documents leaker Jack Teixeira

    Oct 30, 2024 06:51 PM EST

    ... from an intellectual disability that prevents him from knowing right from wrong. They argued that Teixeira's post-arrest diagnosis as having “mild, high-functioning" autism "is of questionable relevance in these proceedings.” “Whatever developmental or social difficulties Teixeira may have experienced, his decision to illegally disclose national defense information ...

  • Judge grants unusual effort by state lawmakers to delay the execution of a Texas man

    Judge grants unusual effort by state lawmakers to delay the execution of a Texas man

    Oct 17, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    ... say she had fallen out of bed in Roberson’s home after being seriously ill for a week. Roberson’s lawyers have also suggested his autism, which was undiagnosed at the time of his daughter’s death, was used against him as authorities became suspicious of him because of his ...

  • New wearable technology takes us into the minds of babies

    New wearable technology takes us into the minds of babies

    Sep 28, 2024 09:30 PM EST

    ... with the help of a wearable brain imaging device. The new technology can track cognitive functions and may one day help identify early signs of autism or ADHD. ITV News science correspondent Martin Stew reports. ... John Yang:  When a baby fusses or cries exhausted, parents may wish they could know ...

  • Voters in Pennsylvania county with record of picking the winner share views on candidates

    Voters in Pennsylvania county with record of picking the winner share views on candidates

    Sep 09, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... is a truck driver and a lifelong Democrat voting for Harris. Like her, he opposes abortion bans and as the father of a child with autism, he was appalled at attacks on VP-nominee Tim Walz’s son, who has a non-verbal learning disorder. Perhaps most of all, Carlos ...

  • How the U.S. insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult

    How the U.S. insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult

    Aug 30, 2024 10:45 PM EST

    ... can't keep up with them. Stephanie Sy: So there are also many claims that get denied on the basis of what the industry calls medical necessity. You spoke to a therapist who experienced that. Here's what Anna DiNoto, who provides therapy for children with autism, had to say.

  • People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage

    People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage

    Aug 27, 2024 10:25 PM EST

    Judy Woodruff: And from the beginning, people with and without disabilities took part in workshops to decide what the buildings design and services should look like, including 33-year-old Isaac Haney-Owens, who has autism. He showed us around The Kelsey's sensory garden. Isaac Haney-Owens, The Kelsey ...