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

Academics in disciplines such as law, history and the arts have the potential to make extensive contributions to the lives of people with autism.

The United States is failing most of its half million school-age children with autism by not giving them a good education.

How to best use a large volume of data to discover new genetic risk factors for autism is a matter of intense debate, particularly in light of historical challenges.

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

Women with autism value friendships as much as their neurotypical peers do, but they often have difficulty forming and maintaining them.

Studying the heterogeneity of autism features over time can help us understand why some children do better or worse than expected.

The idea that one residential model is appropriate for the entire spectrum of intellectual and developmental disability is patently absurd.

Understanding autism features in children who were deprived of social contact as infants could offer clues to the condition.

Scientists should regularly relate their work to a broad audience, and universities should support these efforts.