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A count of genetic variants may help predict a person’s risk of various conditions — but its clinical use prompts ethical questions.

For students and early-career investigators, opportunities to meet and talk with the people they are trying to help underscores why the work matters.

Coaching caregivers in early-intervention strategies may be the most effective way to help young autistic children in South Africa.

The genes we inherit from our parents influence our risk of various health conditions and disease. Although some conditions are caused by mutations in a single gene, the risk of having complex ones such as autism and schizophrenia may be determined by hundreds, if not thousands, of genes along with environmental factors. Typically, individual mutations, […]

Place your autism center in the community you serve, remove barriers to care, cast a wide net for autism signs, and do as much as possible in the first visit: These principles can help build a lifelong relationship with the community.

Getting an autism diagnosis can be difficult for many adults, due to the dearth of reliable tests, high costs and bureaucracy.

Clinicians need to be able to distinguish autism from post-traumatic stress disorder so they can provide the right support.

‘Registered reports’ — a type of paper in which experimental protocols are reviewed before the study begins — may make neuroscience studies more rigorous and reproducible.

Autistic people with a minority sexual orientation or gender identity face specific challenges, from having their self-assessments dismissed to difficulties advocating for their gender needs.

Robots may one day help therapists analyze behaviors and devise personalized sessions for autistic children.