Signs & Symptoms

Autistic infants who are enrolled in long-term studies may go on to have milder autism traits and better life skills than other children with the condition.

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 20 May.

The ability to learn from social experiences wanes by adulthood, at least in mice — but the recreational drug ecstasy may bring it back.

Adults with autism have a resting heartbeat that rarely varies in frequency, a tendency that may explain some aspects of the condition.

Clinicians can reliably diagnose autism roughly two years earlier than the typical age of diagnosis.

The ratio of autistic boys to girls is roughly the same among children with epilepsy, according to a new meta-analysis.

Children whose fathers are highly intelligent are at a higher risk of autism than those whose fathers are of average intelligence.