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

It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" ...

SEATTLE (AP) -- Autism researchers at the University of Washington are seeking parents who will allow them to do brain scans of their infants. The scans are part of a national autism study. The ...

Currently, there is no way to diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) until behavioral traits begin to show at around 24 months of age. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

New research links the disorder to abnormal brain development. Nov. 8, 2011— -- A new, small study provides a tantalizing clue to the causes of autism, suggesting that children with the disorder ...

Language can prove a bugaboo for children with autism. Now new research finds that it’s possible to use toddlers’ brain responses to words to predict their linguistic and cognitive skills down the ...

As a mom who's waded through endless neurodivergent and autism theories, I've learned to approach new research with a healthy dose of skepticism. But this gut-brain connection autism research from USC ...

Mixed autism with developmental delay: Roughly 19 percent showed early developmental delays but few signs of anxiety, depression or disruptive behavior. Researchers call this group “mixed” because its ...

Common signs of autism include trouble with social communication and a fixation on certain routines or topics — Nelson says ...