We are continuing our list of autism facts and statistics: autism rates in Amish, countries that don’t vaccinate and more with a historical one. Three hundred years ago, a small Amish community ...

A July 10 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a screenshot of a headline that claims an array of diagnoses are not present in a certain religious population. “New Study Finds Zero ...

A Nov. 28 Threads post (direct link, archive link) makes sweeping claims about the health of Amish people compared to other Americans. “Amish people have a longer life expectancy than regular people ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — They typically wear plain clothing with nothing as fancy as a button or a zipper, travel by horse-drawn buggy and shun modern conveniences like electricity. It’s that Old World charm ...

They don't pay taxes or contribute to the economy outside their little, closed circles. They don't pay in to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, but benefit from them. Their buggies carve up roads ...

Claims on social media that the Amish population has not been affected by COVID-19 are false. Such claims have been used to suggest that vaccines are futile. Sign up here. "Vaccines are worthless.

Martha Ross, who now makes TikTok videos about the Amish experience, says she doesn't miss anything about the lifestyle — except her family Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE ...

Amos Miller, an Amish farmer in Pennsylvania, has become a flash point in America's culture wars. Conservatives have been building support for Miller ahead of his February 29 hearing in a lawsuit ...

One of the widespread beliefs about causes of autism is that vaccination can cause it. This discussion has divided the population around the globe among those who are pro-vaccine and those who are ...