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 double empathy theory challenges the idea that social difficulties are specific to autism and suggests that problems arise from a mismatch in perspective between autistic and non-autistic people.

In this edition of Null and Noteworthy, researchers open the case on acetaminophen and close it on oxytocin.

Researchers can roughly project what autistic children’s lives will look like years down the road. But how good is their crystal ball — and what are its benefits?

Young autistic children with sleep troubles tend to have difficulty regulating their behavior later in childhood.

Multiple types of bias and an overreliance on caregiver reports have clouded research on the effectiveness of early interventions for autism for nearly three decades.

Applied behavior analysis is the most widely used therapy for autistic children in the United States, but some regions lack the staff needed to provide it.

Many autistic children show continuous improvement in trait severity until they are school-age, at which point progress often levels off.

Spectrum spoke with three Black scientists about why they got into autism research, what keeps them excited about their work and how the field could become more diverse.

Ami Klin wants researchers, clinicians and policymakers to think of autism as something inborn that only predisposes a child to certain traits. Early intervention can change the course of development.