Spectrum: Autism Research News

William Mandy talks about the golden hours for writing and why — when there isn’t a pandemic — he likes attending conferences in new parts of the world.

Newborns with either above- or below-average levels of an immune-system marker, among other differences, have increased odds of being autistic.

Mice missing an autism gene groom themselves more than usual and have altered circadian rhythms after nighttime exposure to light.

Neuroscientist Tony Zador discusses the enigma of the human brain, the ‘aha’ moments of running and why a ski resort is a good place for a scientific conference.

Minimally verbal autistic people do not differentiate the sound of their own name from that of a stranger, according to a new EEG study.

Gender and sexuality appear to be more varied among autistic people than among neurotypical people. What do scientists know about the connection?

People who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth are three to six times as likely to be autistic as cisgender people are.

Mice missing the autism gene NLGN3 have altered social behaviors and brain responses to the hormone oxytocin, both of which improve after treatment with a drug that helps regulate protein production.

High rates of intellectual disability among Black autistic children may reflect diagnostic delays.

Women who use marijuana while pregnant may be more likely to give birth to an autistic child. But investigators call for a cautious interpretation of the results.