Autism News

Former "Big Brother 9" contestant Adam Jasinski will be sentenced this week for attempting to sell 2,000 pills of oxycodone to a DEA informant, as well as his failure to file a tax return for 2008, the same year he won $500,000…

Amid the insults and mean-spirited humor from host Ricky Gervais, there were some bright spots during last night's 68th Annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony. One of which included actress Claire Danes taking home an award for her…

In what can only be described as a sickening case of extreme bullying, five individuals (3 adults and 2 juveniles) have been charged with felony kidnapping and aggravated robbery after they lured a 16-year-old autistic teenager into a…

A Sarasota police officer has been fired for roughing up a special needs student on a school bus following an incident back in December. The video tape, which can be viewed below, shows Deputy Mark Perrin violently yanking a 17-year-old…

It’s always beneficial when a well-known public figure can use their celebrity status to raise awareness and funding for autism. But when that celebrity also has a child with autism, there is a “credibility” factor and an instant connection…

After investigative reporter Brian Deer found that Andrew Wakefield falsified a study linking autism to the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, stories have inundated the newswires on a daily basis with headlines such as,…

Every so often, a new "study" will be conducted, with results claiming to establish a new potential link to autism. The latest installment of these never ending theories comes from a California study claiming that…

Very disheartening to read the story below. Wakefield's purported actions have hurt the cause of many who are still trying to uncover the truth behind a potential autism-vaccine link. While Wakefield's story deals specifically with MMR…