Treatments

Many clinics offer neurofeedback as a therapy for autism, despite little scientific support for the technique.

Male monkeys that avoid touching, grooming or playing with others have low brain levels of the hormone vasopressin.

The gene-editing tool CRISPR may cause thousands of off-target mutations, but critics say it’s way too soon to accuse it of infidelity.

Children with autism are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic medications earlier and for longer periods than are their typical peers.

By the time Ann Marie Owen turned to marijuana to treat her pain, she was struggling to walk and talk. She also hallucinated.