It’s been 10 years since Spectrum — well, one version of Spectrum — launched. Fittingly, in this anniversary year, we made forays into new territory.

Katie Carey, who has illustrated several Spectrum articles, reveals her creative process and her strategies for pushing past mental blocks.

At a center in Lima, Peru, people with autism learn to identify their strengths and find jobs that play to those strengths.

Early-career autism researchers record ‘elevator pitches’ of their projects.

Michael Gandal, who studies the genetics of brain conditions, offers unusual advice on team building: Lock everyone up in a room together.

After the presentation of more than 14,000 abstracts over five days, the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego ended last week.

Spectrum heads to San Diego to cover the annual Society for Neuroscience conference.

In “The Boy Who Loved Too Much,” a woman tries to cocoon her son, who has Williams syndrome, from life’s insults but later realizes her protective instincts carry dangers of their own.

Mu Yang spends her days watching mice and her evenings building muscle.

Adults on the spectrum frequently have a range of other conditions — but they rarely get the help they need.