An expanding arcade of video games takes aim at easing autism traits, from poor visual attention to problems with motor skills. But how useful — and fun — are these games, really?

A researcher proposes splitting autism into subtypes, mitochondria make neurotransmitters, and highly successful grantees may face a funding cap.

Theory of mind develops surprisingly early, a book publisher doubles down in defense of a controversial author, and false vaccine news gets a correction.

Language problems in children with autism may be partially rooted in an inability to integrate sight and sound when other people talk.

The way children view both social and nonsocial situations may be determined at least in part by their genes.

This year’s list of top papers highlights nuances in the genetics of autism and new leads on early treatment.

The advocacy organization Autism Speaks releases its three-year strategic research plan, a new autism journal is slated for 2019, and updated U.S. developmental disability prevalence numbers are published.

Eye-tracking studies cement monkeys’ promise for studying autism and related conditions.

Researchers have used light to manipulate neurons that dampen brain activity in rhesus macaques.

Studies of infants at risk for autism have not yielded a test to predict who will eventually be diagnosed. But they have transformed our understanding of the condition.