OPINION

Can brain scans, in the wrong hands, compromise research participants’ identity? The risk is minimal.

A lack of research on black people with autism makes it difficult for an autistic black woman to survive in the workplace and elsewhere.

The branch of the nervous system that regulates subconscious bodily processes such as breathing and digestion may play a key role in autism.

The question of autism’s heritability is compelling for researchers and laypeople alike, but many people in both groups misunderstand its definition.

An award-winning photography series offers a close look at one autistic person coming of age in New York City.

No diet is likely to treat autistic people on a large scale, but diets based on a genetic profile may bring big benefits to a few.

Multiple independent studies are revealing evidence suggesting that sex steroids are important in autism.

Understanding how gaze differs in autistic people may help improve their lives.

Many people go more than half of their lives before learning that they are autistic; one writer on the spectrum believes we can do better.

Catherine Lord’s career has been defined by relationships: with mentors, protegees and, above all, with autistic people and their families.