Q&A

Partnering with families affected by autism may make research more relevant, fun and likely to succeed.

Small social monkeys called marmosets are well suited for studies on social behaviors and autism.

A brain circuit that wires lone mice to seek out social contact may offer clues about autism.

Autism may stem from faulty feedback loops in the brain, like an air conditioning system gone awry.

Taking a close look at people who have a mutation in a known autism gene may reveal why these people often have vastly different characteristics.

Studying large numbers of fraternal and identical twins may help tease apart genetic and environmental contributors to autism.

Social interactions shape the bustling communities of gut bacteria in chimpanzees.

A new network of brain banks aims to collect and disburse tissue donations to U.S. autism researchers.

Inviting families to participate in studies in the context of their clinical care may help mitigate the logistical challenges of long-term studies.

Children with autism are more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers, but it’s unclear why, or what doctors should do about it.