Social distancing may pose special challenges for people with autism and their caregivers.

While much of the world’s operations have sputtered to a halt, some labs have found ways to keep science moving forward.

The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered universities and institutes, leaving scientists scrambling to continue their research.

Too few students with autism or intellectual disabilities have sex education. That omission may prevent them from forming fulfilling romantic relationships, and it may make them targets of abuse.

Society for Neuroscience members are demanding sharp cuts to the carbon footprint of its annual meeting.

Autistic adults have more job opportunities than they used to, and a small neurodiverse workforce is thriving — but mainly at select companies that invest heavily in such employees.

Adults with autism vary enormously in their quality of life, and two factors may explain most of this variation.

People with autism show significant improvements in cognitive ability from age 12 to 23 years, but their autism traits remain stable over this time.

Few of the most popular early treatments for autism are supported by strong evidence, according to two new studies.

Many people go more than half of their lives before learning that they are autistic; one writer on the spectrum believes we can do better.