Brain structure of autistic people with deletions in the chromosomal region 22q11.2 differs from that of autistic people without the deletions.

Autistic people tend to have trouble shifting their gaze to take in all the details of a scene.

Nearly half of autistic children may show substantial changes in the severity of their autism traits from ages 3 to 6, according to a new study.

Infants with low levels of the hormone vasopressin in their cerebrospinal fluid may be more likely to later be diagnosed with autism.

In younger siblings of children with autism, insecure attachments to their caregivers increases the odds of being diagnosed with autism.

A new technique allows researchers to analyze raw data across multiple studies that use electroencephalography.

A new analysis hints at the source of the rampant inconsistency among brain imaging studies in autism: significant differences among study sites.