A well-studied brain response to sound appears earlier than usual in young children with autism.

Null and replicated results in this month’s newsletter tackle aging, a purported pathway for oxytocin’s effects on autistic people, and a possible autism biomarker.

The prize recognizes Geschwind’s contributions to our understanding of autism genetics.

A 341-repeat mutation from a person with fragile X does not lead to the syndrome’s traits or function the same way in mice, highlighting a need for different animal models.

The brains of mice carrying different mutations in the autism-linked gene TBR1 display different molecular changes yet similar structural changes, resembling those previously found in autistic people with TBR1 mutations.

Mice with a mutated copy of SHANK3 fail to establish normal sleep patterns during development.

Sleep disruption early in life has long-lasting consequences for mice missing a copy of the autism-linked gene SHANK3.

Two overlooked groups in autism research — autistic adults and people with profound autism — dominated this week’s talk on Twitter.

Many autistic researchers say that academia could be the perfect place for them — but a number of obstacles stand in the way.

Autistic researchers describe the challenges they’ve faced in academia and how their non-autistic colleagues can make the workplace more inclusive.