A unique pattern of brain organization may explain why children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often possess superior math skills. A small brain imaging study showed that children between the ...

Autism may be a neurodevelopmental disorder, but some scientists are turning to physics to understand the subtleties of its symptoms. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, ...

Conceptual image of brain activity. Genetic changes are almost certainly behind many cases of autism, and the latest research suggests that some of those alterations may be contributing to more ...

Autism spectrum disorder is caused by a variety of factors, both genetic and environmental. But a new study led by UCLA scientists provides further evidence that the brains of people with the disorder ...

Using eye-tracking methods, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that toddlers with autism spend significantly more time visually examining dynamic ...

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Researchers from Jülich, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, and the UK have discovered specific activity patterns in the brains of people with autism. These consistent patterns of functional ...

Having one child with autism is a well-known risk factor for having another one with the same disorder, but whether and how a sibling's gender influences this risk has remained largely unknown. Now ...

Scientists have identified a genetic pattern common to people with autism that is linked to the way messages are sent in the brain. Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers at the University of ...