Experts from various fields should work with parents to develop a standardized questionnaire for gut problems in people with autism.

Measures of adaptive functioning may better assess the ability of autistic people to meet daily demands than do intelligence tests.

Children with autism who have sleep problems are often distracted, hyperactive, irritable and aggressive.

Behavioral interventions and medications can help children with autism-related syndromes sleep better, but the treatments must be tailored to the cause of each child’s sleep disturbance.

Academic and social support can help students with autism thrive in institutions of higher education.

Autism researchers and funding agencies should turn their attention to sleep in autism — and its many connections to health, mood and behavior.

Giving the autism community a voice in research means engaging in meaningful dialogue, not just making token gestures.

Sex education in schools needs to be adapted for teens on the spectrum so they can approach relationships in a way that is safe, confident and healthy.

Every state in the country should require that all children be vaccinated before attending school.

Many adolescents with autism experience catatonia, a quantifiable decline in motor ability.