How chemical tags called methyl groups position themselves on genetic sequences may hint at some of the causes of autism.

Undisclosed financial conflicts and a lack of proper clearance mar a new study that injected four autistic children with stem cells from their own bone marrow, independent experts say.

Use of the term ‘profound autism’ is among the recommendations made by a panel of autism researchers, clinicians, autistic adults and parents of autistic people.

Genes that appear to play a role in some birds’ ability to learn songs are frequently mutated in autistic people.

Autism prevalence in the United States rose to 1 in 44 children in 2018, up from 1 in 54 in 2016.

Almost 60 percent of autistic people may have an average or above-average intelligence quotient, according to a new longitudinal study.

Shafali Jeste has spent the bulk of her scientific career searching for biological markers of autism. Her goal: to improve lives through early diagnosis and speedy testing of therapies.

Rare variants that alter the expression of genes in the brain contribute to autism in people who also have a rare autism-linked mutation, according to a new study.

Many autistic children rate the therapy as less effective at treating their anxiety than their parents and clinicians do.

Cortical organoids that contain non-neuronal brain cells called microglia may reflect human neurodevelopment more faithfully than those that don’t.