Autism doesn’t just affect boys and men, but research on the condition still predominantly focuses on them. Some scientists are finally beginning to include women and nonbinary people in their studies.

Autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently accompany each other; Scientists are studying both to understand how they differ.

A brain region that orchestrates responses to social cues and aids decision-making may be off tempo in autism.

Three autism researchers and two autistic people describe how they define a successful therapy for the condition.

Coaching caregivers in early-intervention strategies may be the most effective way to help young autistic children in South Africa.

The latest study to show that autistic children tend to be overweight suggests that the risk is greatest for those at the severe end of the spectrum.

Robots may one day help therapists analyze behaviors and devise personalized sessions for autistic children.

New and improved autism screens and diagnostic tools promise to streamline the long path to an autism diagnosis.

Watch the complete replay of Stelios Georgiades discussing a model for predicting trajectories in children with autism.

Responding to serious concerns about its policy defining certain kinds of research as ‘clinical trials,’ the U.S. National Institutes of Health has postponed enforcing parts of the policy until September 2019.