Spectrum: Autism Research News

People with autism may have patterns of brain activity that are similar to those in typical people when interpreting social interactions.

Autistic children who have behavioral problems tend to have an enlarged right amygdala, and in girls the size is associated with the severity of certain behaviors.

Autism may stem from a different — and larger — set of genetic mutations in women than it does in men.

Researchers have identified a distinctive pattern of gene expression in the white blood cells of young autistic boys.

Children who are born with mild heart problems are more likely to be autistic than their typical peers are.

In a real-world study, a popular screening tool overlooked more than 60 percent of toddlers later diagnosed with autism.

An analysis of whole-genome sequences from nearly 500 families has implicated 16 new genes in autism.

Following pushback from scientists, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has issued a two-year delay on a rule requiring basic researchers to register their studies as clinical trials.