Spectrum: Autism Research News

Lindsay Shea talks about her work, her “dirt kitchen,” fried sticky buns and why her lab doesn’t have a mascot.

Many autistic children experience language regression for about three months in early childhood, but this lapse does not appear to foretell future communication issues.

Some copy number variants may boost a person’s chances of having autism, but to a lesser extent than previously thought.

A potential new gene therapy delivered via a single injection mimics ratios of proteins normally found in cells.

Audrey Brumback riffs about volunteering in Mexico, having a lab next door to her husband’s and why she sometimes cries at work.

A quarter of autistic people carry rare genetic variations linked to autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions, but these mutations alone may not be enough to lead to autism.

Jolting a bundle of nerve fibers deep in the brain restores learning and memory in mice with mutations of the autism-linked gene CDKL5.

Premature birth is tied to an increased chance of having autism, according to the largest study yet looking for a potential connection.

Problems with falling and staying asleep are common in autism, and they may be due in part to leaks in the blood-brain barrier, according to a new study in fruit flies.

A mouse model hints that genes linked to inflammation in some women may increase the likelihood of autism in their children.