The Transmitter stories

Scientists are finding new ways to test cognition in autistic individuals who speak little or not at all.

Virtual reality can help typical people experience sensory hypersensitivity and other perceptual differences that autistic individuals describe. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.

Deep brain stimulation is not an approved treatment for autism but has helped some people with extreme obsessions and other severe traits. Host Ben Kuebrich investigates one success story.

Suicidal thoughts appear to be more common in autistic people but they're also more difficult to detect. Host Ben Kuebrich reports.

Researchers are designing video games to hone visual-attention skills in children with autism. New host Ben Kuebrich explores.

In this episode of "Spectrum Stories," host Jacob Brogan explains how speech - from its rhythm to its emotional content - can differ in people with autism, making social communication difficult.

Scientists discuss the problems with using mice to study autism, and explain how the field might move forward.

In this episode, host Jacob Brogan explores how and why some women try to hide their autism. There are benefits to keeping the condition concealed, but this camouflaging comes with psychological costs.

In this episode, host Jacob Brogan talks to autism researchers and families with children on the spectrum in France and Ethiopia. However different the two countries may be, advocates in both places are working to overturn outdated beliefs about autism that blame parents and block access to evidence-backed services and treatment.

Scientists are trying to understand why people with autism so often have trouble sleeping, and how to help them.