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Researchers are increasingly turning to simple animals to learn about autism biology and find leads for new drugs.

Parallels between how birds learn to sing and how children learn to speak provide a window into the roots of language difficulties in autism.

Octopuses can solve some of the same problems as people but do so in unusual ways.

Frogs are useful for autism research for a slew of reasons, including the fact that the animals’ initial development occurs outside of the mother’s body in plain view.

A Paris-born child psychiatrist, Fombonne has advanced bold positions on the cause, prevalence and nature of autism during a career spanning four countries.

Steve Warren co-discovered the genetic mechanism that underpins fragile X syndrome and was a generous, inspiring mentor to many.

Studies of autism subtypes rarely validate their results, and this has led to a proliferation of autism subtypes of questionable utility. But reliable subtyping can help improve the prognosis for and care of autistic people.