Spectrum: Autism Research News

We know little about autism past adolescence, but a well-studied generation of children with autism will change that.

About one in three children with autism abruptly lose language, social or other developmental skills in their second year of life, according to a meta-analysis published 2 August in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.

The cost of caring for individuals with autism increases throughout childhood and adolescence, by approximately five percent with each year of age.