By revealing differences between autistic and non-autistic children, it could help identify autism in babies.

Data from two separate research teams suggest the cells are key to sensory hypersensitivity in fragile X syndrome.

A well-studied brain response to sound appears earlier than usual in young children with autism.

Mutations in the autism-linked gene PAX5 underlie a range of traits, including developmental delay, intellectual disability, seizures and autism.

Mice missing a copy of the gene ASH1L have excess synapses and autism-like behavioral differences, some of which are reversed by boosting an ASH1L-regulated gene.

Autistic children with sensory issues show more intense physiological reactions to unpleasant sounds and other sensations than their non-autistic peers do, a new study shows.

Female mice missing a copy of the autism-linked gene MECP2 in a specific set of inhibitory neurons have a hard time heeding pups’ calls and herding litters.

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

Unlike typical toddlers, those with autism tend not to share experiences involving sound — dancing to music with their parents, for example, or calling attention to the source of a sound.

Hearing difficulties and autism often overlap, exacerbating autism traits and complicating diagnoses.