Diagnosis

Parents of children with rare autism-linked mutations are banding together for support and to join forces with scientists, accelerating the pace of research.

Autism doesn’t just affect boys and men, but research on the condition still predominantly focuses on them. Some scientists are finally beginning to include women and nonbinary people in their studies.

Autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder frequently accompany each other; Scientists are studying both to understand how they differ.

Genetic tests for people with autism are far from routine and don’t always yield results, but the information they offer can change lives.

Autistic children from low-income families are undercounted and underserved, a gap community leaders are working to bridge.