Treatments

Applying sound waves to a mouse’s brain provides a safe way to push molecular probes into the brain to manipulate activity there.

The drug popularly known as ecstasy may boost sociability through brain circuits distinct from that underlying its ‘high.’

Children with autism tend to have low levels of the hormone vasopressin in their brain, according to the largest study yet to look at the levels.

A new protocol enables researchers to rigorously test drugs for Angelman syndrome in mice.

A new type of speech therapy may improve the verbal abilities of children with autism who speak few or no words.

In autism research, as in other fields, small sample sizes can lead to false findings. The size of the sample needed for statistical significance depends on the type of study.

The accepted wisdom in autism research holds that early intervention offers the best promise for an autistic child’s well-being. But how effective are these therapies?

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has made it legal for doctors to prescribe an epilepsy drug derived from marijuana. But all other compounds derived from marijuana remain under tight restrictions.