Autism’s core symptoms accompany a constellation of subtle signs that scientists are just beginning to unmask.
Like their neurotypical peers, autistic children like to eat macaroni and cheese, chicken nuggets, French fries and hot dogs, but their list of favorites holds some surprises.
Experimental surgeries to prevent seizures may help scientists understand the link between autism and epilepsy.
Heart-rate patterns and changes in pupil size may herald Rett syndrome, autism or related conditions.
An experimental leukemia drug and a chemical in black pepper ease breathing and movement problems in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.
Autism traits are recorded predominantly by clinicians with their own subjective biases. Can technology do it better?
Sleep problems may contribute to autism’s underlying biology — a connection that scientists can study in animal models.
Children with autism who speak few words and have trouble manipulating objects tend to remain minimally verbal as they reach adulthood.
An auditory therapy may improve autistic people’s emotional control and help them feel safe enough to engage with the world.
The brain areas involved in mice’s ultrasonic vocalizations may not be the same as those that govern human speech.
Children with autism who carry mutations in the chromosomal region 16p11.2 or the gene CHD8 — two of the leading risk factors for autism — show distinct patterns of chemical tags on their DNA.
