Blood levels of PTEN protein and associated molecules could eventually help diagnose autism and other neurological conditions — and predict their outcomes.

Researchers expand on the already enormous progress made on the Human Proteome Project

Babies who are later diagnosed with autism have a sluggish brain response to sound on a universal newborn hearing screen.

Autistic children’s traits track with subtle, autism-like behaviors in their mothers; women with these traits may also carry a genetic predisposition to the condition.

A new survey shows that children with autism or other developmental disabilities in the United States are at least twice as likely to have asthma as their neurotypical peers are.

A common autism screening tool misses more than 70 percent of autistic toddlers but flags more than 80 percent of non-autistic toddlers who have intellectual disability.

Most toddlers who screen positive for autism do not receive the recommended referrals for follow-up tests or therapies.