Existing genome scans do not detect many of the DNA variants that underlie behavioral problems.

A brief questionnaire written with guidance from people with autism is the first of its kind to assess quality of life among adults with the condition.

The heritable factors that underlie autism may overlap with those that influence unusual sensory responses.

Women who take folic acid or other vitamins before or during pregnancy may decrease their risk of having a child with autism.

Watch the complete replay of James McPartland discussing the need for clinically useful biomarkers for autism.

Children with autism are at an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease, according to a large survey of electronic medical records.

An abbreviated tool enables clinicians to quickly assess adults for signs of autism.

Infants who have neurofibromatosis, a genetic condition linked to autism, show motor difficulties and communication delays at 10 months of age.

Men with autism may respond differently to human odors — and the social signals that they contain — than do their neurotypical peers.

Success in a small clinical trial of spinal muscular atrophy suggests gene therapy might treat single-gene conditions related to autism.