Spectrum: Autism Research News

Even undiagnosed siblings of children with autism tend to struggle with anxiety, depression and social difficulties.

Genetic variants across the genome contribute to about 8 percent of the risk for certain developmental conditions — much more than previously thought.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has made it legal for doctors to prescribe an epilepsy drug derived from marijuana. But all other compounds derived from marijuana remain under tight restrictions.

Compounds that mimic a cancer drug restore expression of the key gene mutated in Angelman syndrome, a condition related to autism.

Toddlers with autism show less fear when confronted with something scary than do typical children or those with developmental delay.

A new study reveals a ‘master regulator’ of many of the hundreds of genes linked to autism.

A new line of female mice may enable researchers to test gene-based therapies for Rett syndrome.

Taking antidepressants during pregnancy is unlikely to raise the risk of having a child with autism.

How many cell types does the brain contain? Two new mouse studies bring scientists closer to the answer.

How researchers design autism prevalence studies has a significant impact on the results, says Eric Fombonne.