Spectrum: Autism Research News

Una remota ciudad colombiana es el hogar del grupo más grande de personas con síndrome de X frágil. Los científicos están aprendiendo de ellos y tratando de ayudar.

Traits associated with autism and gender variance may co-occur even among typical children — a finding that may ease some of the skepticism about the overlap.

As the partial government shutdown in the U.S. enters its sixth week, some scientists are working without pay, and federal workers with autistic children are restoring to desperate measures.

Children who contract serious infections may have an increased likelihood of being diagnosed with autism.

Gabriela Rosenblau relives the joys — and pains — of setting up a new lab.

Carriers of fragile X premutations in Ricaurte, Colombia, have more medical problems than carriers living elsewhere — and discovering why might yield treatments for the syndrome.

Some autistic children don’t show traits of the condition until age 5 or later.

Case reports suggest electroconvulsive therapy is effective for treating catatonia in people with autism.

Michael Gandal, who studies the genetics of brain conditions, offers unusual advice on team building: Lock everyone up in a room together.

Autistic children aged 2 to 4 have about 15 percent more fluid between their skull and their brain than their typical peers do.