Spectrum: Autism Research News

A boy with autism maps the world from memory, and would-be profs are trapped in perpetual postdocs.

The gene-editing tool CRISPR gets scaled down for mice, and omega-3 fatty acids come up short for autism.

The creators of CRISPR call for a ban on editing the human genome, and critics weigh in on a widely used autism therapy.

Researchers home in on the cerebellum’s role, and an app helps children with autism make eye contact.

Scientific art takes over Twitter, and college students on the spectrum describe their struggles.

A human gene gives mice bigger brains, and people with autism weigh in on that white or blue dress.

A cluster of neurons helps monkeys cooperate, and a human gene makes a mouse brain look like a person’s.

Investors pour money into ‘brain medicines,’ and people with autism debate the need for a cure.

Some newborn horses have features of autism, and researchers argue over who first described the disorder.

Grad students and postdocs prove why basic science matters, and an outbreak sends a sobering message.