From funding decisions to scientific fraud, a wide range of societal factors shape autism research.
A new rule to restrict legal immigration, published by the Trump administration this month, is sowing confusion and anxiety even among immigrants not directly affected by it.
Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 12 August.
A comprehensive review has found no scientific basis for a controversial technique that supposedly helps autistic people communicate.
A Utah program provides comprehensive care for autistic people across the lifespan and engages families in the decision-making.
Following pushback from scientists, the U.S. National Institutes of Health has issued a two-year delay on a rule requiring basic researchers to register their studies as clinical trials.
Envisioned as bioRxiv’s clinical cousin, the new preprint server medRxiv hosts unpublished manuscripts describing original medical research.
In a large survey, autistic adults from around the world described their experiences of using psychological strategies to fit in.
Most community clinicians do not deliver care that is in line with the latest evidence — and they are not improving over time.
Companies can use many strategies to make workplaces more inclusive.
Many first-time sex offenders on the spectrum may not understand the laws they break. How should their crimes be treated?
