When siblings Rodney and Darlene Waldner made a decision to leave their Hutterite colony several years ago, they did it to pursue religious freedom. “None of us left the colony because we wanted to ...

Composite of Amish Foods: Apple Schnitz Pie, Amish Sticky Buns, Scrapple Slice - Static Media / Shutterstock / Getty If you've ever stepped into authentic Amish country, you'll know that there are ...

Mitchell is a professor of medicine and vice chair for research in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. During the recent White ...

The Amish reject many modern technologies. A 2010 study found autism exists in their communities, but at lower rates, with cultural factors at play. President Donald Trump and Health and Human ...

PHILADELPHIA – Braxton Mitchell has worked with the Amish for 30 years as co-director of the Amish Research Clinic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He can say for a fact that autism exists in the community ...

US President Donald Trump falsely claimed Amish people living in the United States "have essentially no autism" during a White House announcement billed as offering findings on causes and treatments ...

Some Amish farmers in Ohio and Pennsylvania have switched from grain and livestock to raising vegetables, such as tomatoes, onions, peppers and sweet corn. This move has helped them receive a steady ...