Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 24 October.

The technique could be used to identify and control cells involved in autism.

My experience at the Autism-Europe International Congress — and as a parent of a child with profound autism — makes me more convinced than ever that we need to bifurcate the diagnosis of ‘autism spectrum disorder’ and add a new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ to better serve this vulnerable population.

The developmental models have advantages over natural embryos and other synthetic models, such as organoids, but present technical and ethical challenges.

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.