Efforts to ease the symptoms of autism are beginning to ramp up, with promising candidates in various stages of testing.
Repetitive behaviors such as hand-flapping and spinning may give autistic people a sense of control; instead of discouraging these behaviors, therapists should address triggers upsetting to autistic people.
A new tool calculates the chances of having a seizure in pregnant women who have epilepsy.
Lovastatin, a drug that lowers cholesterol levels, prevents memory and learning problems in a rat model of fragile X syndrome.
Mice that lack a segment of chromosome 22 — a mutation associated with autism — have unusually sparse connections between brain regions.
Some chiropractors advertise that they can treat autism, but there’s no evidence to back that claim.
A new method restores blood flow and some functions in pig brains four hours after the animals have died.
Mice colonized with gut microbes from some autistic boys show behaviors like those of the boys.
The ability to learn from social experiences wanes by adulthood, at least in mice — but the recreational drug ecstasy may bring it back.
Clinicians need a more consistent and evidence-based approach to prescribing antipsychotics to children and adolescents with autism.
A panel of autism scientists and advocates is charged with a tall order: making recommendations for the care of autistic people worldwide.
