Spectrum: Autism Research News

Researchers expand on the already enormous progress made on the Human Proteome Project

Babies who are later diagnosed with autism have a sluggish brain response to sound on a universal newborn hearing screen.

An interactive assessment allows clinicians and researchers to evaluate an autistic child’s use of language in everyday social situations.

Girls with autism tend to start puberty earlier than their peers do, which may intensify their social difficulties and put them at an increased risk for bullying and mental health conditions such as depression.

Autistic children’s traits track with subtle, autism-like behaviors in their mothers; women with these traits may also carry a genetic predisposition to the condition.

Less than 9 percent of autistic adolescents in the United States receive the recommended guidance on the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare.