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.

Octopuses can solve some of the same problems as people but do so in unusual ways.

The double empathy theory challenges the idea that social difficulties are specific to autism and suggests that problems arise from a mismatch in perspective between autistic and non-autistic people.

A subset of brain cells signal when someone tries to infer another person’s thoughts, according to a new study.

Autistic people’s ability to understand another person’s thinking does not diminish with age, as it does for non-autistic people.

Simon Baron-Cohen’s new book is essentially a 272-page argument for his hypothesis that all human innovation stems from the ability to discern and manipulate causal patterns.

Autism is unusually common among blind people, and children with autism are more likely to have vision problems than their typical peers. Understanding why could lead to better therapies for autism for autism.

Most autistic people want to and can make friends, though their relationships often have a distinctive air.

People with autism may have patterns of brain activity that are similar to those in typical people when interpreting social interactions.

Autism is unusually common among people with congenital blindness, in part because the ability to see drives much of brain development.