One in five autistic people may have synesthesia, a crossing of the senses. Studying synesthesia in autism may deepen our understanding of both conditions.

A delay in autistic children’s brain responses to sound may continue into adulthood.

Studies of the brain’s sensory system may provide unique insight into the brain mechanisms that underlie autism and could point to possible treatments.

A mix of two drugs eases hypersensitivity to noise in mice missing an autism gene — offering the promise of a similar treatment for autistic people.

Autism is unusually common among people with congenital blindness, in part because the ability to see drives much of brain development.

People with autism process the pitch and emotional tone in speech differently than their neurotypical peers — which may make it harder for them to pick up on nuances of social communication.

An auditory therapy may improve autistic people’s emotional control and help them feel safe enough to engage with the world.

Separating sensitivity to sensory stimuli from the response to the stimuli may help scientists understand the root cause of sensory traits in autistic people.

Young autistic children may fall into three groups based on the number and type of co-occurring conditions they have.

Children with mutations either in CHD8 — a top autism gene — or in genes that CHD8 controls share similar characteristics.