HealthMar 5, 2026Pregnant women in ERs took less Tylenol after Trump autism warningIn September 2025, President Trump publicly warned pregnant women against using Tylenol, claiming it would increase the risk of autism in their babies. Despite stron...TrumpPregnancyAutism+1
Public SafetyJul 1, 2026Florida prioritizes swim vouchers for children with autismChildren with autism are at significantly higher risk of drowning, with a 2017 Columbia University study finding they are about 160 times more likely than other chil...AutismFlorida swim voucher program
HealthMar 16, 2026Families Seek Leucovorin for Autism After Federal Spotlight; Doctors Urge Caution Amid Limited EvidenceAfter a high-profile federal press conference that highlighted leucovorin (folinic acid) in the context of treating cerebral folate deficiency, many families of chil...AutismFDALeucovorin (folinic acid)
Crime & LawJun 28, 2026Michigan Parents Charged in Death of 7-Year-OldNear Flint, Michigan, in November, first responders were called to the home of Damien and Jessica O’Brien after their 7-year-old son, identified as Casper, stopped b...Child AbuseWrongful DeathAutism
HealthMay 9, 2026North Carolina Auditor Flags Rapid Rise in Medicaid Autism Therapy Billings and Opens Fraud InvestigationNorth Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek told Fox News Digital his office has flagged a dramatic increase in Medicaid billings for autism therapy since he took offic...AutismScamsAccountability
Public SafetyMay 5, 2026Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 tracks scent from sock to locate missing autistic teen in parking lotOn April 21, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 Ruger and his handler, Officer Chris Havens, responded to reports of a missing teenage boy with autism who had left hi...AutismK-9 Ruger
HealthMar 19, 2026Autism experts convene in Washington to present a science-based alternative after HHS appointments by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.An independent panel of autism experts—the Independent Autism Coordinating Committee—plans to meet in Washington, D.C., positioning itself as a science-based alterna...AutismRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Vaccine Policy+1
HealthMay 15, 2026Jhovana Figueroa and his mother reflect on growing up with autism in a StoryCorps interviewJournalists Esther Honig and Alan Jinich report that Jhovana Figueroa, who was diagnosed with autism as a toddler, participated in a StoryCorps interview with his mo...AutismChildrenFamily