Did Alan Turing have Asperger syndrome?

Turing’s case highlights the subjective nature of autism…

Can gut bacteria cause autism (in mice)?

High profile study claims mice show “autism-like” behaviour…

The curious case of the reversed pronoun

Pronoun reversal is common in autism but it certainly isn’t…

Does a baby’s eye-gaze really predict future autism?

Digging into the data from a high-profile…

The many faces of autism

Progress in autism research will depend on the investigation of differences…

What is PDD-NOS?

The confusing diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

A case of colour-emotion synaesthesia?

A young man with Asperger syndrome associates emotions with…

Theories of autism: lessons from House MD

Start looking at combinations of symptoms and suddenly the…

The messy science behind The Autism Enigma

Originally posted on Cracking the Enigma, September 2012

M.E.G. for kids: Listening to your brain with super-cool SQUIDs

Your brain contains billions of…