Most early-career researchers have to foot the bill for academic conferences and get reimbursed once they return. But not everyone can afford to wait for that payment.

The work identifies new varieties and may help researchers develop tools to genetically target specific classes of cells.

The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.

By revealing differences between autistic and non-autistic children, it could help identify autism in babies.

A pair of neuroimaging-related studies — one about a framework for brain-wide association studies and another about a standardized tool to image rat brains — held researchers’ attention on social media this week.

In this inaugural episode, Lord discusses her entry into autism research, what the future of the field might look like and how drama club saved her in high school.

Explore the people, the science and the challenges in autism research.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 27 March.

A machine-learning technique applied to brain imaging data appears to predict a person’s mix of verbal intelligence, social affect and repetitive behaviors.

Some conditions are too rare for conventional drug trials, leading some scientists to test bespoke treatments in single participants. Gleeson discusses the merits — and limitations — of these tiny trials.