Spectrum: Autism Research News

Since the pandemic began, Matthew Lerner and his team have become part of a massive experiment on maintaining social connection at a distance.

A common autism screening tool misses more than 70 percent of autistic toddlers but flags more than 80 percent of non-autistic toddlers who have intellectual disability.

Babies with telltale patterns of electrical activity in the brain have pronounced autism traits as toddlers.

Most toddlers who screen positive for autism do not receive the recommended referrals for follow-up tests or therapies.

Mutations in both copies of a gene called ACTL6B lead to autism, epilepsy and intellectual disability.

Brothers and sisters of people with autism are both about two to three times more likely than the general population to have an autistic child themselves.

Early behavioral signs predict seizures in autistic children, according to a new study.

The relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to autism have held steady over multiple decades, according to a large twin study.

Infants with low levels of the hormone vasopressin in their cerebrospinal fluid may be more likely to later be diagnosed with autism.

Emotion control eludes more girls than boys with autism, according to a new study of young people hospitalized for psychiatric issues.