OPINION

Austria must train more autism specialists, expand its research funding and build more centers for autism diagnosis and treatment.

In “The Boy Who Loved Too Much,” a woman tries to cocoon her son, who has Williams syndrome, from life’s insults but later realizes her protective instincts carry dangers of their own.

The best way to deliver surprises from genetic findings is to provide adequate information and counseling alongside the results.

It is not a matter of whether there will be clinical trials of genetic therapy for Angelman syndrome, but when.

Mapping the effects of autism mutations on mouse brain circuits may reveal subtypes of the condition in people.

Theory of mind difficulties are likely to be more central to autism than to attention deficit hyperactive disorder, whereas executive function problems are more often associated with the latter.

Autism researchers must attend to the need for sex and gender diversity in study design as a rule rather than as an exception.

Telling coworkers you are autistic can bring acceptance, but it may also hinder advancement.

Scientists’ desire for evidence-based medical inquiry runs headlong into an apparently immovable obstacle: the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.

Looking at the brain as a whole suggests that nudging flawed sets of neurons to collaborate better might alleviate autism traits.