Two threads pose intriguing neuroscience questions; plus a criminal-justice policy brief.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 17 October.

Threads on a GoogleMap for the brain and guidance on communicating with autistic people in a health-care setting garnered gobs of comments this week.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 10 October.

Researchers can maximize the impact of their results by engaging policymakers more effectively.

Our Twitter feeds were awash with research activity this week, including a review of autism intervention studies and resources to build better data-wrangling skills.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 3 October.

The pair’s new guidebook offers practical steps to make clinical trials easier and more meaningful for autistic participants.

Iama Therapeutics is hoping a new class of molecule will prove successful against an old target in autism.

Two groups are working to increase representation among neuropsychology researchers, in part to improve behavioral assessments for autism.