An electrical brain implant all but erased the obsessions that had consumed Becky Audette, years after her autism diagnosis. Could similar implants help other people with severe autism?

Children with autism are more likely to have both sleep problems and constipation than would be expected based on the prevalence of each of those conditions.

More than half of people on the spectrum have four to five other conditions. Which conditions, and how and when they appear, varies from one autistic person to the next.

A greater proportion of 3-year-old girls than boys with autism have psychiatric features such as anxiety and moodiness.

Five scientists describe the biggest challenges they face in solving sleep problems in people with autism.

Two scientists describe the causes and consequences of sleep disruptions in autism — and what to do about them.

Exposure to certain types of light at night may exacerbate sleep issues among people with autism.

Children with autism who have sleep problems are often distracted, hyperactive, irritable and aggressive.

Sleep problems in autism may stem from the same biological changes that underlie the core features of the condition.

Differences in sleep and circadian rhythm may distort the results of autism studies.