Researchers use long-read genome sequencing to discover 33% more structural variants and 38% more tandem repeats linked to autism spectrum disorder.

Researchers at the University of Missouri may have uncovered a clue explaining why young adults with autism are roughly six ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study reveals rapid evolution of common brain neurons may explain autism’s high prevalence in humans (CREDIT: Shutterstock) What ...

Brain imaging revealed dopamine transporter abnormalities in some young adults with autism, similar to patterns seen in ...

Brains are staggeringly complex. Usually, when we talk about shifting neurodevelopmental traits, we’re looking at years of intensive therapy and complex interventions. But new research from Stanford ...

Allysia Finley’s column “What’s Behind the Rise in Autism Diagnoses” (Life Science, March 10) leaves out what may be the biggest culprit: the 2013 inclusion of Asperger syndrome in an “autism spectrum ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SELF spoke with researchers, clinicians, and advocates to understand the uptick in diagnoses of autism in adult women—plus, what ...

A hidden molecular chain reaction in the brain may push key cellular systems into overdrive in autism—and scientists just found a way to switch it off.

A mother documents her family’s journey through puberty, autism, grief, and the systems that define adulthood without independence. This film isn’t about explaining autism. It’s about time and what ...