Compiling data and creating a new registry for autism CBS News reported that the National Institutes of Health, which operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, announced earlier ...

“An autism registry feels very much like being put on a ‘list’ to be tracked without our consent or permission,” says Shea Belsky, an autistic self-advocate.

This week, National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya sent shockwaves through the autism community by announcing the creation of a “disease registry” to track autistic people ...

The Autism Science Foundation said the program raised concerns over privacy and confidentiality. On Friday, April 25, an HHS official told USA TODAY it is not creating such a registry.

Richard Angwin, an X user with more than 190,000 followers, wrote: "RFK Jr.'s autism registry is a chilling overreach, tracking private medical data without consent violates HIPAA and echoes eugenics.

Another person wrote, "RFK Jr.'s autism registry is a chilling overreach, tracking private medical data without consent violates HIPAA and echoes eugenics. It's not about health; it's about control.

A program launched last year by the Massachusetts State Police aims to make interactions safer and smoother between officers and drivers with autism spectrum disorder. State senators are now looking ...

While HHS is not creating a new registry of Americans with autism, the agency is launching a $50 million research effort to understand the causes of autism spectrum disorder and improve treatments, an ...

The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office uses a special autism registry to help find them. So far, 65 people with the disorder are on the registry, but the Sheriff's Office wants more people to sign up.

University scientists are key players in a new program aiming to advance autism research by creating a statewide registry of patients who have been diagnosed as on the spectrum. Spearheaded by the ...