Spectrum: Autism Research News

Children with tuberous sclerosis who have seizures as infants are particularly likely to also have developmental delay and autism features.

Two candidate genes have risen to the top, and may help scientists understand what autism really is.

Having too many copies of an autism gene called UBE3A mutes a brain region that may mediate the satisfaction a person derives from social interactions.

Many adults with autism receive fragmented healthcare. Specialized clinics and personalized ‘tool kits’ are filling in the gaps.

Autism traits may become more apparent as girls reach adolescence but stay stable in boys.

Mouse models of autism share a key structural anomaly: an unusually small cerebellum, a region that coordinates movement.

A new study in South Carolina has found a prevalence of 3.62 percent for autism, or roughly 1 in 28 children.

A boost in the activity of microglia, the brain’s immune cells, during gestation may predispose boys to autism.

More than 700 scientists from outside the United States plan to attend the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) in San Francisco, California.

A February study that tied several new genes to autism contained a large statistical error, according to a report from 14 independent researchers; the original team is working on issuing a correction.