A camera embedded in a pair of eyeglasses can reliably gauge a child’s tendency to look another person in the eye.

Asking parents to fill out a questionnaire about their babies’ early skills could help clinicians spot signs of autism.

Studies of social-brain function are moving out of scanners and into realistic settings.

Watch the complete replay of Geoff Bird’s webinar on the similarities and differences between autism and alexithymia.

The books, shows and movies that most accurately portray autism are those that don’t dwell on the condition.

Adult monkeys that spend most of their time alone struggled as infants to recognize faces.

Toddlers with autism are oblivious to the social information in the eyes, but don’t actively avoid meeting another person’s gaze.

People with autism show atypical patterns of gaze even when they are explicitly asked to look at another person’s eyes.

The presidential candidates sound off on science, dogs may hold clues about social behavior in people, and gender matters when it comes to reference letters for postdocs.

Dozens of small studies suggest that physical activity offers behavioral benefits for children with autism.