In the past 10 years, scientists have identified some 65 genes tied to autism, and the list continues to grow. Many of these genes play key roles in the brain.

Most of the conversation about autism — whether about services or science — concerns children with the condition. But what happens when children with autism grow up?

Different regions of the brain contribute uniquely to autism’s impact on cognition, emotion and behavior.

Clinical trials for autism drugs have been plagued with problems: bad design, the wrong measures, too broad a range of participants. All that is finally starting to change.

Take a look back at 2016’s most notable papers and memorable quotes.

Advances in autism research usually take center stage on Spectrum, but we don’t often talk about what it takes to get there: years training for a faculty job, long hours at the bench, deferred marriage or children, missed vacations, long-distance relationships and, perhaps, complex childcare arrangements.

In this series, we tell four stories about the connections and conflicts between scientists and parents.

There has been a resurgence of interest in monkey models for autism. This special report rounds up the results.

Autism research might best be considered a contact sport — as in, researchers would greatly benefit from stepping away from their lab benches long enough to meet and work with people on the spectrum and their families.

Various lines of evidence converge on a role for the immune system in autism.