Signs & Symptoms

Siblings of children with autism have motor difficulties similar to those in autistic children, but milder.

Girls and boys with autism show different patterns of brain activity in response to sensory stimuli.

Rhesus macaques that are drawn to other monkeys’ faces in videos also tend to be highly social with their peers.

A specially made ‘decoy’ protein prevents an immune molecule from crossing the placenta; the strategy may prevent the brain changes that lead to autism.

A recalibrated version of a widely used test for autism may accurately reflect autistic children’s development as they grow and become verbal.

Women whose children are severely autistic have lower serotonin levels than do those whose children have mild or moderate autism traits.

Routine screening of toddlers for autism in China could lead to much earlier diagnosis of the condition.