Controversy continues to swirl around CRISPR, sexism in science receives much-needed attention on social media, and adults with autism fear the future.

An app designed for Google Glass aims to help children with autism recognize emotions, and Sesame Street introduces its first muppet with autism

The debate about autism screening resurges, and psychologists want to blacklist the term “autism epidemic.”

Ethicists need to “get out of the way” of CRISPR, and researchers rally around routine screening for autism.

For many parents, genetic testing for a child with autism can bring relief, support and sometimes a way forward.

Autism labels incite controversy, and a report exposes overmedication of people with autism.

Researchers are studying the infant siblings of children with autism, with hopes of improving the disorder’s diagnosis and treatment. They need to recognize the risks of these ‘baby sib’ studies, cautions ethicist Ilina Singh.

California might make vaccines mandatory, and religious figures may weigh in on the genetic engineering of embryos.

Autistic adults should be partners in the research process, not just ‘subjects’ in a study, says Ari Ne’eman.

Parents who have a child with autism often decide not to have any more children, according to a study published last week in JAMA Psychiatry.