The ability to conduct large-scale screening in human neurons could accelerate the discovery of autism treatments.

Without it, autistic adults with high support needs like my son are missing out on treatments that could reduce their suffering and improve their quality of life.

Targeting the molecule, 4EPS, with an experimental drug may be a way to ease anxiety for autistic people, the researchers say. But not everyone is convinced.

The Rett Syndrome Global Registry is gathering data from people around the world with the rare condition to support clinical trials.

Girls and young women with Rett syndrome have less severe anxiety and breathing problems after treatment with trofinetide, an analogue of insulin-like growth factor 1, according to an unpublished placebo-controlled trial.

Spectrum’s Autism Drug Trial Tracker provides interactive, curated information about hundreds of clinical trials for autism and related conditions.

Explore hundreds of clinical trials with our interactive tool.

The tool provides interactive, curated information on more than 200 clinical trials for autism and related conditions.

Learn how to use the Autism Drug Trial Tracker, with specific examples and detailed explanations for each data column.

Oxytocin, cemented in the popular imagination as the “love molecule,” could serve as a treatment for some autistic people who naturally have low levels of the hormone, researchers say.