Fever in pregnant rats around the time of delivery disrupts their pups’ communication and social behavior.

Virtual reality can help typical people experience sensory hypersensitivity and other perceptual differences that autistic individuals describe. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.

Researchers and autistic artists exploring virtual reality to study, treat and simulate autism traits.

Watch the complete replay of Stelios Georgiades discussing a model for predicting trajectories in children with autism.

Even undiagnosed siblings of children with autism tend to struggle with anxiety, depression and social difficulties.

Theory of mind difficulties are likely to be more central to autism than to attention deficit hyperactive disorder, whereas executive function problems are more often associated with the latter.

A new behavioral test in zebrafish may help researchers zero in on the biology of social interactions.

Boosting the levels of the chemical messenger serotonin makes mice that model autism more social — and brings new hope to a shelved theory in autism.

In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration guaranteed an experimental autism drug a speedy review for approval, but some scientists are skeptical of the drug’s potential.

Teenagers in the general population who have trouble with social communication are at double the risk of purposefully harming themselves with suicidal intentions than their peers.