The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the okay to an app designed to help clinicians diagnose autism in children, but some researchers have concerns about its use.

Methods that selectively increase levels of the Rett protein make for safer and more effective treatment strategies, some researchers say.

After a year of juggling research, childcare and COVID-19 anxiety, some early-career academics are rethinking their place in autism science.

After a study revised a popular measure for alexithymia, it was pulled for copyright infringement because the authors did not pay a $40 fee or obtain permission to use the measure.

The high levels of serotonin seen in the blood of some autistic people have confounded scientists for more than half a century. Despite so little progress, some researchers refuse to give up.

Atypical patterns of neuronal activity and gene expression in the striatum may characterize autism in girls, according to a new study.

Federal funding for autism research increased by $23.2 million from 2016 to 2018, according to the latest report from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

The more scientists dig into DNA, the more intricate its contribution to autism seems to be. Here, we unravel the complex genetics of autism.