Some women who have children with autism look in the mirror, an accounting firm predicts profit from employees on the spectrum, and 2016 was a slow year for drug approvals.

The books, shows and movies that most accurately portray autism are those that don’t dwell on the condition.

Our picks for the top 10 papers of the year highlight leaps in our understanding of autism, as well as lingering gaps.

The new director of the National Institute of Mental Health says work on brain circuits may yield treatments for autism.

People with autism tend to partner with others on the spectrum, which may raise the condition’s prevalence within families and across the population.

Some say a focus on basic neuroscience is crushing clinical research, a gene database gets a big upgrade, and Autism Speaks revises its goals.

Parent, partner and professional — the need to fulfill all of these roles at once complicates Vanessa Bal’s life.

A new tool spots shared patterns of brain connectivity among people who have autism, schizophrenia or major depressive disorder.

Researchers must rally in the wake of Trump’s triumph, scientists harshly critique their colleagues on social media, and women in science are more collaborative than men.

As more individuals with autism begin to reach old age, researchers have the opportunity to explore what the condition looks like in the elderly, and how best to support this population.