Despite the growing interest in alexithymia in autism research, the tools commonly used to measure this trait may not work reliably in autistic populations. A new scoring method fills that gap.

Disparities in state services for autism are driving families to relocate. But not everyone can afford to move, and others find that their new home also has faults.

The recognition of autism independently at different times and across different cultures shows the condition has clear boundaries, despite considerable heterogeneity.

Autistic boys and men are less attuned to social stimuli than autistic girls and women are, according to new unpublished work.

Researchers are studying how the intense passions of autistic people shape the brain, improve well-being and enhance learning.

Autism comprises a set of difficulties, but growing evidence suggests that certain abilities also define the condition.

More autistic women and girls report daily pain than do men and boys with the condition.

Autistic people with at least one sibling make greater gains in adaptive functioning than their only-child counterparts do.

A drug that prevents an enzyme from breaking down a key molecule involved in learning and memory improved cognition and behavior in a small study of men with fragile X syndrome.

When autism researcher Clare Harrop tried to recruit survey participants over social media, she received hundreds of fraudulent responses. But there are ways researchers can protect themselves from similar experiences.