Training community members to help families access care increases the likelihood that children from low-income and minority groups will obtain diagnostic evaluations.

Automated electronic notifications can help clinics screen more children for autism, according to a new study.

People with fragile X syndrome in Colombia are diagnosed at age 27, on average, according to the first study to assess diagnosis in the country. By comparison, the average age of fragile X diagnosis in the United States is younger than 4.

During conversations, girls with autism use “we,” “they” and other plural personal pronouns differently than autistic boys do.

People with autism who carry DNA variants in the same protein-coding region of a gene have more similar cognitive abilities and behaviors than those who carry mutations in different regions of the same gene.