Spectrum: Autism Research News

Mental health conditions crop up more than twice as often in families that include a child with autism as in the general population.

Autism is four times more prevalent among extremely premature babies than in the general population.

A program called ClearMap allows researchers to take a snapshot of neuronal activity across the entire brain of an adult mouse.

A new tool allows researchers to identify thousands of genome errors in dozens of people at once.

Children with autism tend to mix up personal pronouns when their language skills outpace their social awareness.

High levels of an inflammatory protein in pregnant women may lower the risk of autism in their children.

An early-stage treatment for eye cancer reverses memory problems in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome.

Mutations in an autism-linked gene called AUTS2 do not cause the condition’s core social features, according to the most comprehensive clinical portrait to date.

A new algorithm relies on abilities rather than diagnoses to steer clinicians toward personalized treatments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

A detailed analysis of the behavior of 6,500 children suggests that five types of behaviors lumped together in current diagnostic guidelines should each be considered separately.