Autistic adults may not experience the typical age-related decline in brain regions related to vision.

Autistic mothers report having more anxiety and depression than neurotypical mothers do.

Normative modeling could capture variability among autistic people and allow for individualized assessments.

Adults with autism vary enormously in their quality of life, and two factors may explain most of this variation.

Too many scientists fail to acknowledge autistic people’s potential contributions to the field. This shortsightedness damages scientists’ ability to help people.

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

People with autism are at increased odds of having other psychiatric conditions, such as anxiety and depression, but the links can be counterintuitive.

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

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.

Autistic people have long maintained that repetitive behaviors are beneficial. Emerging evidence in support of this idea is shaping new therapies.