Two studies back the link between autism and maternal inflammation, other work weakens worry about antidepressant use in pregnancy, and a harassment scandal rocks a university’s cognitive science department.

Following women with autism through pregnancy and beyond may reveal factors that shape the likelihood of autism in their children.

Babies who are later diagnosed with autism may show aberrant connections between some brain regions in their first year of life.

Transcranial treatment may bolster memory in adults with autism, inflammatory molecule may alter an emotional brain region in newborns, and examining ants could yield insights into autism

Studies of infants at risk for autism have not yielded a test to predict who will eventually be diagnosed. But they have transformed our understanding of the condition.

People with autism aren’t easily surprised, the social camouflage some girls and women with autism use may preclude diagnosis, and autism-related genes are rooted deep in human ancestry.

A small study suggests that baby teeth may afford a way to explore environmental risk factors for autism.

Small differences in brain imaging methods can have large effects on results.

Autism and schizophrenia share a long and tangled history. Comparing the social features of the two conditions could lead to better treatments and a deeper understanding of each.

Babies with a family history of autism have heart rates that are unusually low and that respond aberrantly to speech sounds.