A boy with autism maps the world from memory, and would-be profs are trapped in perpetual postdocs.

The genetic makeup of an individual plays much a bigger role than environmental factors in whether he or she develops autism, according to one of the largest twin studies to date.

A 20-minute test enlists parents in gauging a toddler’s social development by showing them a video of how a typically developing child acts.

With the help of Korean mothers, doctors and teachers, researchers have created a culturally appropriate translation of an information kit on autism.

Looking in families with a history of severe autism among women, researchers have unearthed 18 new candidate genes for the disorder. One of these genes, delta-catenin, plays a critical role in brain development, researchers reported yesterday in Nature.

Watch the complete replay of Randy Buckner’s webinar discussing ‘daydreaming’ brain circuitry and what it might reveal about autism.

Rushed doctors and lack of culturally appropriate screening tools are boosting autism diagnoses in India.

A brain system called declarative memory may help people learn scripts and strategies that alleviate autism symptoms, say Michael Ullman and Mariel Pullman.

Girls and boys show telling differences in social and repetitive behaviors well before receiving an autism diagnosis, helping to explain the gender gap in diagnostic rates.

Scientific art takes over Twitter, and college students on the spectrum describe their struggles.