People and mice with only one working copy of the autism gene SYNGAP1 may have trouble processing sights and sounds.

Gene therapies and the factors influencing autism traits top Spectrum’s list of the 10 most notable research findings we covered in 2020.

Autistic people are at an increased risk for intentional self-harm and death by suicide, but co-occurring psychiatric conditions may drive those behaviors.

A new treatment curbs deadly seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.

Autistic people and their families are increasingly experimenting with marijuana to try to ease problems such as insomnia, epilepsy and chronic pain — and traits of autism. But there is little evidence for its safety or effectiveness.

An experimental drug silences a DNA segment and seems to prevent seizures and death in a condition related to autism.

Mutations in both copies of a gene called ACTL6B lead to autism, epilepsy and intellectual disability.

A new method for electroencephalography source localization can noninvasively identify brain networks involved in generating seizures in people with epilepsy.

Early behavioral signs predict seizures in autistic children, according to a new study.

For many autistic adults, the golden years are tarnished by poor health, poverty and, in some cases, homelessness. Their plight reveals huge gaps in care.