RFK Jr. Directs ARPA-H to Accelerate Autism Diagnosis Through New Research Fund

By O. Rose Broderick · STAT News · 2026-09-17

STAT News reports that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a federal initiative to modernize autism assessments and move away from time-intensive manual evaluations. The program, managed by ARPA-H, seeks new technological tools to identify developmental trajectori