Children with autism show different patterns of connectivity than controls do in the brain stem regions associated with balance.

Young adults with autism have an unusual gait and problems with fine motor skills.

The longer a child receives applied behavioral analysis, the greater her gains in language, daily living and other skills.

Drugs that block certain brain enzymes could help treat two conditions associated with autism.

A re-analysis of data yields an increased estimate for the genetic contribution to autism, how the environment might contribute to autism is hard to pin down, and students on the spectrum describe the benefits of using technology at school.

A new tool can track fish, flies or mice as they navigate a virtual environment and interact with other animal ‘avatars.’

Some drugs used to treat epilepsy may harm children who are exposed to them in the womb or through breast milk.

Researchers have debuted two mouse models of autism made using the gene-editing tool CRISPR. Both strains lack one copy of CHD8, a gene with strong ties to autism.

The loss of abilities that besets some toddlers with autism is probably less sudden and more common than anyone thought.

Many adolescents with autism experience catatonia, a quantifiable decline in motor ability.