Science & Society

Michael Gandal, who studies the genetics of brain conditions, offers unusual advice on team building: Lock everyone up in a room together.

Robots may one day help therapists analyze behaviors and devise personalized sessions for autistic children.

Austria must train more autism specialists, expand its research funding and build more centers for autism diagnosis and treatment.

Just 16 percent of adults with autism are in full-time paid employment, and those who do get a job often face discrimination and isolation at work.

In “The Boy Who Loved Too Much,” a woman tries to cocoon her son, who has Williams syndrome, from life’s insults but later realizes her protective instincts carry dangers of their own.