Autism researcher Jonathan Sebat plans to push for policies that rest on empirical evidence and serve the common good.

A team of researchers is stepping out of the lab and into the community to recruit African-Americans for studies on the genetics of autism.

Watch the complete replay of David Mandell’s webinar discussing healthcare, education and autism.

Rural living can be wonderful: community, friendly faces, a slower pace of life. But when there’s autism in the family, it can be tough.

Apps, robots and brain imaging can help children with autism improve their social skills and connect with other people.

Scientists should regularly relate their work to a broad audience, and universities should support these efforts.

Parlaying a postdoc into one of a dwindling number of faculty positions takes hard work and sheer luck.

Some say a focus on basic neuroscience is crushing clinical research, a gene database gets a big upgrade, and Autism Speaks revises its goals.

School and medical records for children with autism in largely Hispanic neighborhoods often do not reflect the children’s condition.

A group of savvy parents jump-started autism research in California, but they also set the research agenda.