Treatments

Most people with autism have motor difficulties, ranging from an atypical gait to problems with handwriting, but researchers still have much to learn about their causes and consequences.

A new treatment prevents seizures and improves memory in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome, according to a new study.

Dampening overactive brain circuits alleviates social and memory problems in a mouse model of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

An infusion of umbilical cord blood does not improve social skills in autistic children, according to results from the largest, most rigorous test of the therapy for autism to date.

A new method for electroencephalography source localization can noninvasively identify brain networks involved in generating seizures in people with epilepsy.

Autistic preschoolers may get too little therapy and too much medication, according to a new study.

Lowering the levels of a protein called tau, best known for its involvement in Alzheimer’s disease, improves behavior in two mouse models of autism.