Many researchers question the value of three early mouse models of autism, but the models have their staunch supporters.

A semirural Colombian town called Ricaurte is home to the largest recorded genetic cluster of people with mutations linked to fragile X syndrome.

Using a new task to test resistance to change in autism, we are developing leads for treatments for this troublesome trait.

Parents who have one child with an autism diagnosis can more accurately spot signs of the condition in their younger child at 12 months of age than clinicians can.

A new questionnaire assesses the frequency and severity of various behaviors in children with autism.

Language problems in children with autism may be partially rooted in an inability to integrate sight and sound when other people talk.

Nearly half of adults with autism will experience clinical depression in their lifetime, according to a new study.

People with autism who are admitted to the hospital for self-injury tend to have low intelligence quotients and severe repetitive behaviors.

A ‘predictive coding’ theory of autism suggests that many of the condition’s hallmark traits occur when sensory input overrides expectation in the brain.

Children with autism who speak few or no words improve in their verbal abilities after their parents learn to engage them in conversation during play.