The presidential candidates sound off on science, dogs may hold clues about social behavior in people, and gender matters when it comes to reference letters for postdocs.

Some parents are starting ‘N-of-1’ studies for autism, but their efforts don’t always get taken seriously.

Metformin can reverse weight gain in children with autism who take antipsychotic medications.

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pledge $3 billion to treat disease, new rules require researchers to share clinical trial results, and neuroscientists unite for big brain projects.

Many parents resort to unproven — even dangerous — alternative treatments for their children’s autism. What drives them?

Meet the backyard marijuana growers and home chemists who are rushing in where scientists fear to tread.

Finding a difference between people with and without autism is only the first step toward identifying a clinically useful marker of the condition.

A new study casts doubt on the ‘extreme male brain’ theory of autism, Americans are worried about gene editing, and a Pasteur Institute clash raises questions about scientists’ age.

A study links acetaminophen use to autism, scientists find a flaw in brain imaging software, and a television show about autism is set to premiere next week.