This recently released study could help researchers to better understand the causes of autism in children.

June 14, 2012 — A longitudinal imaging study has showed that infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with a subsequent ASD diagnosis exhibited abnormal development of white matter in ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

A comprehensive new study suggests that females require a much larger biological and cognitive shift to develop autism than males do. The findings help explain why the condition is diagnosed ...

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. Subscribe to our ...

Obstetrician Jeanne Conry has long paid attention to the “1,300-day window”- the months before conception through a child’s second birthday. Studies show nutrition and lifestyle during this period ...

Explore the latest findings in autism research that highlight the importance of brain tissue for understanding neurodevelopmental conditions.

UNIGE scientists identified a brain circuit where lies the origin the social difficulties experienced by people with autism spectrum disorders. From birth, human survival depends on the ability to ...

The symptoms of autism may not be obvious until a child is a toddler, but the disorder itself appears to begin well before birth. Brain tissue taken from children who died and also happened to have ...

A new U.S. autism research panel is examining potential causes of autism, sparking debate over science, policy, and the ...