A new questionnaire provides a standardized measure that allows researchers to reliably track repetitive and restricted behaviors over time.

Some children shed the symptoms of autism and eventually lose their diagnosis. What sets them apart?

Two-thirds of psychology studies can’t be replicated, and the world loses the great Oliver Sacks.

Most men with autism have other psychiatric disorders such as depression, finds a study of 50 men diagnosed with the disorder more than 20 years ago. The findings highlight the range of challenges for adults with autism, many of whom lack the help they need.

Springer pulled 64 studies over faked peer reviews, and positive clinical trial results are hard to find.

A dearth of job-training programs and other services means that many young adults with autism struggle to lead productive, independent lives, suggests a national report. 

Ethicists need to “get out of the way” of CRISPR, and researchers rally around routine screening for autism.

The first systematic look at adults with the rare seizure disorder Dravet syndrome suggests that nearly two-thirds of them also have autism. The findings add to mounting evidence that epilepsy and autism share biological roots.

Autism labels incite controversy, and a report exposes overmedication of people with autism.

Autistic adults should be partners in the research process, not just ‘subjects’ in a study, says Ari Ne’eman.