Spectrum: Autism Research News

The absence of an autism-linked gene, combined with exposure to a mock infection, produces social deficits in mice — but only in males.

Decoding distortions in the brain’s largest nerve tract could lay bare basic problems with long-range neural connections in autism.

Toddlers with autism are oblivious to the social information in the eyes, but don’t actively avoid meeting another person’s gaze.

People with autism tend to partner with others on the spectrum, which may raise the condition’s prevalence within families and across the population.

The interplay between a mouse’s immune system and certain mutations in her pups may increase autism-like features in the pups.

Videos of mothers and their infants interacting with each other may contain clues to autism risk.

Sensory abnormalities could be among the first signs of autism risk — and a target for early treatment.

Tiny monkeys sporting even tinier backpacks are helping scientists understand the nuances of language and social behavior.

Researchers are grappling with the complexities of transforming oxytocin into a drug for use in the clinic.

Adolescents with autism who have good verbal skills show enhanced structural connections in brain regions involved in processing and integrating sounds.