The brains of autistic children show few differences from those of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or even of controls.

Heightened sensory perception in toddlers with autism may predict sleep problems at around age 7.

Difficulties hearing and processing sounds are common in autism and may originate in the brainstem — offering the possibility of an inexpensive screen for the condition.

Motor problems in autistic infants may parallel those in infants with other developmental conditions.

Autism doesn’t just affect boys and men, but research on the condition still predominantly focuses on them. Some scientists are finally beginning to include women and nonbinary people in their studies.

Researchers need funds to investigate why autistic women take their own lives — and how to stop them.

The brain’s emotion center, the amygdala, undergoes dramatic changes during the first year of life; these shifts may hold hints about its role in autism.

A study of more than 5 million people reveals the onset and prevalence of nine diagnoses that often accompany autism.

Autism may be just as common among children missing a segment of chromosome 16 as it is in those with an extra copy.

Despite the hype around a new study, it may be too soon to conclude that taking prenatal vitamins during pregnancy lowers the child’s chances of autism.