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Tennis is a social game, requiring players to predict and respond to their opponent’s behavior. That may help some children with autism.

Understanding how mutations in genes linked to autism perturb the different versions of proteins the genes form could reveal new targets for treatments.

In a new type of therapy for autism, parents talk or type into their phone or computer, and their words emerge in the voice of an animated character.

Autism researcher Jonathan Sebat plans to push for policies that rest on empirical evidence and serve the common good.

The ban could uproot the lives of many researchers in the United States and slow scientific progress not just in the U.S., but across the world.

Studies of social-brain function are moving out of scanners and into realistic settings.

Scientists have discovered more than 100 new proteins at junctions in the brain that dampen neuronal activity.

Don’t let Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment distract us from fighting the policy changes that could have dire consequences for people with autism.

Apps, robots and brain imaging can help children with autism improve their social skills and connect with other people.

A college student on the spectrum reflects on her struggles relating to others and gaining independence — and on the people who have given her hope.