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Melatonin appears to be safe for long-term use in autistic children who have difficulty sleeping.

Autistic mothers report having more anxiety and depression than neurotypical mothers do.

Associated primarily with its role in movement, the striatum may also influence the social difficulties of autistic people.

Adults with autism vary enormously in their quality of life, and two factors may explain most of this variation.

Autism researchers who use brain scans may not be accounting for the head motion caused by study participants’ breathing.

A new wiring diagram of the fruit fly brain is the most complex ever created.

Many clinical trials, including those related to autism, do not report their results within a year of their completion.

New data challenge the idea that parents of autistic children refrain from having more children.

Many people with autism have difficulty falling and staying asleep, but there may be ways to help them.

People with autism show significant improvements in cognitive ability from age 12 to 23 years, but their autism traits remain stable over this time.