These short reports from Spectrum journalists highlight some of the autism-related findings that caught our attention at the meeting this past week.

Compared with a previous mouse strain, a new model better reflects some of the difficulties that people with a rare autism-related syndrome experience, and may help identify biomarkers of the syndrome.

In this edition of Null and Noteworthy, tests of intranasal oxytocin and an Angelman syndrome treatment fail to see results.

The X chromosome holds stronger-than-expected genetic sway over the structure of several brain regions. The genes that may underlie this oversized influence have ties to autism.

Mice exposed to unusually low levels of the placental hormone allopregnanolone in the womb show atypical brain development and autism-like behaviors.

Loss of the gene KMT5B stunts growth in male mice and leads to social difficulties in female mice, a new study suggests.

Autistic boys and men are less attuned to social stimuli than autistic girls and women are, according to new unpublished work.

More autistic women and girls report daily pain than do men and boys with the condition.

Poor communication skills predict aggression in autistic boys, according to a new study. In autistic girls, communication and aggression may not be related.

Welcome to the Null and Noteworthy newsletter, a roundup of papers that do the vital work of reproducing a previous result or reporting the absence of one.