The brains of some autistic children may not adapt to repeated touch or sound, even after several minutes.

Researchers have engineered two generations of monkeys with mutations in SHANK3, a top autism gene. The first generation shows traits reminiscent of the condition.

Autistic women show unusually strong connections, and autistic men unusually weak ones, between two brain regions.

The brains of people with autism have unusually strong connections in some regions and weak ones in others.

A customizable Styrofoam mold minimizes head movements during brain scans, enabling researchers to produce clearer images.

A new analysis of brain scans highlights variations in the cerebellum, a brain area implicated in autism.

Patterns of brain activity in people with autism may be unusually consistent over seconds — and even years.

Children who have repetitive behaviors, a core autism trait, may show particular patterns of brain activity as early as 1 year of age.

Administering a cholesterol drug alongside an antibiotic eases atypical behavior and restores the signaling balance in the brains of people with fragile X syndrome.