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Monday’s sweeping autism announcements have sparked deeper conversations about the widespread neurological disorder.

Health officials spoke during a press conference in Washington, D.C., about possible causes, vaccine guidance and the potential for a cancer drug to double as an autism therapy.

Autism diagnoses have been steadily rising in recent decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AUTISM SPECTRUM IN ADULTS HAS COMMONLY OVERLOOKED SYMPTOMS, EXPERTS WARN

"In the 1970s, autism was considered rare, perhaps 1 in 5,000 to 10,000 children," Steven Quay, M.D., Ph.D., a physician-scientist and founder of Atossa Therapeutics in Seattle, Washington, told Fox News Digital.

In the year 2000, an esti

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