Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

What they found: Scientists at UC San Diego identified cellular metabolism and energy signaling as a central factor connecting all known genetic and environmental autism risk factors. The 3-hit model: ...

Severe forms of autism could be linked to overgrowth of the brain's outer layer that starts while a baby is in the womb, a new study finds. Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes -- often ...

A new study in the lab of Jason Stein, Ph.D., modeled brain development in a dish to identify cells and genes that influence ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and intellectual disability may influence early brain development.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition that affects the ability to interact and communicate. It may have symptoms that are similar to those seen in some brain injuries. Autism spectrum disorder ...

Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD often share symptoms, including challenges with social situations, staying ...

A little-known hormone that's key for socialization could have links to autism, a study suggests. Social difficulties like making friends and interpreting conversational cues are some of the most tell ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A program of the Simons Foundation since 2014, Autism BrainNet today reported that over the past two-year period, the organization has seen a significant increase in brain ...