Children with autism are often clumsy, physically awkward or uncoordinated. This understudied and nearly ubiquitous feature has researchers contemplating a new idea: Could motor problems be one source of autism’s social difficulties?

When I was young, I didn’t know I was different from other people. I’ve since learned who I am, about my autism and how I can overcome the challenges of my condition.

Assessing social ability in adults with autism requires controlled tests involving real-time social interactions. Virtual reality makes this possible.

Many people on the spectrum take multiple medications — which can lead to serious side effects and may not even be effective.

Researchers have engineered two new rats with mutations in a family of genes that function at neuronal junctions, they reported today at the 2014 International Meeting for Autism Research in Atlanta.

Asking parents to fill out a questionnaire about their babies’ early skills could help clinicians spot signs of autism.

A combination of multiple diagnostic tests may gauge the extent to which adults with autism attempt to blend in.

Patterns of activity in certain brain regions may predict how well a child with autism will respond to a behavioral therapy.

About one in four children with autism hit, scratch or otherwise hurt themselves, suggests an analysis of school and medical records for more than 8,000 children.

Children with autism may be so consumed by their interests that they don’t pay attention to social information.