Spectrum: Autism Research News

Having a productive relationship can be beneficial for both mentors and mentees. So what can either side do when that mentorship goes awry?

Even temporary bouts of too little non-REM sleep can lead to long-term changes in how the animals respond to certain social situations, new research suggests.

Inherited genetic factors for autism influence brain development, new studies of autistic children and their younger siblings reveal.

The approach, tested in mice, selectively boosts the expression of the autism-linked gene SCN1A in a subgroup of inhibitory cells.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 6 June.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 30 May.

The chair and co-chair of the Student and Trainee Committee for the International Society for Autism Research share their advice for early-career researchers.

For decades, many researchers who study nonhuman primates kept quiet about their work, concerned about the extreme actions taken by some animal welfare activists. But a growing number are speaking more openly about the importance of their work in an attempt to take back the narrative.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 16 May.

Increased white-matter maturation tracks with stronger language abilities later in childhood, but the relationship with cortical thickness is less clear.