Editing the genome has never been easier, and theories about the brain are inextricably tied to technology.

Children with autism who receive two years of intensive therapy as toddlers appear to maintain their social and behavioral gains two years later, suggests a new study. But some researchers are skeptical that the findings will hold true outside of a clinical trial setting.

The job of delivering interventions for autism often falls to overstretched teachers in schools with few resources. Melanie Pellecchia and David Mandell set out to find the ‘active ingredients’ of school-based interventions.

There is some evidence that neural habituation — the process by which neurons get used to sensory stimuli — goes awry in autism. Mutant fish may help us understand the sensory sensitivities that often accompany the disorder, says Alan Packer.

An intensive training program for parents may help ease disruptive behaviors in children with autism.

With billions of dollars in hand, a novel initiative is funding projects that involve people with disorders and their caregivers from the outset.

Only one type of intervention for adults with autism has held up in rigorous scientific studies, according to the largest review of these treatments to date.

Peer review panels really can suss out good science, and clinical trials could get extremely personal.

A new method for labeling cell lines and checking their quality could improve the validity of study results.

Trials to test drugs for autism suffer from subjective measurements and placebo effects. Helen Tager-Flusberg outlines how to ferret out the true effects of potential autism therapies.