Repetitive behaviors such as hand-flapping and spinning may give autistic people a sense of control; instead of discouraging these behaviors, therapists should address triggers upsetting to autistic people.

Researchers say they are unimpressed with a study that underpins a tech company’s new digital therapy for autism.

Autistic people have trouble making facial expressions appropriate to the circumstances.

Theory of mind difficulties are likely to be more central to autism than to attention deficit hyperactive disorder, whereas executive function problems are more often associated with the latter.

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

An app may help people with autism manage anxiety, adults on the spectrum share the items they use to self-soothe, and autistic children can pick up new words by overhearing them.

From an app to diagnose autism to a crowdsourced project to map its prevalence, Dennis Wall is brimming with ambitious ideas. But his execution of these ideas leaves something to be desired, his critics say.

People with autism use different brain regions than typical people do to distinguish between the scents of familiar and unfamiliar individuals.

Language difficulties and emotional challenges such as anxiety or aggression in children with autism at age 3 predict their social skills at around age 5.

Adults with autism who undergo a therapy designed to bolster social learning show cognitive benefits that may increase their chances of employment.