Studies of the brain’s sensory system may provide unique insight into the brain mechanisms that underlie autism and could point to possible treatments.

Autistic people have long maintained that repetitive behaviors are beneficial. Emerging evidence in support of this idea is shaping new therapies.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines yesterday upholding that central role of medications accompanied by behavioral therapy in ADHD treatment.

A behavioral therapy called pivotal response treatment may boost the communication skills of autistic children with language delay better than do standard speech and autism therapies.

Autism traits are recorded predominantly by clinicians with their own subjective biases. Can technology do it better?

People tend to believe that, regardless of the treatment, more is always better. But is it?

Clinical trials of autism treatments rarely use a consistent set of tools to measure efficacy, making it tough to compare the treatments.

An experimental behavioral therapy delivered by parents does not improve autism traits in babies who screen positive for the condition.

Following pushback from scientists, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has issued a two-year delay on a rule requiring basic researchers to register their studies as clinical trials.

Most community clinicians do not deliver care that is in line with the latest evidence — and they are not improving over time.