The Transmitter stories

In this episode of "Spectrum Stories," host Jacob Brogan talks to clinicians about why anxiety is so common - but can be so hard to spot - in people with autism.

In this episode of "Spectrum Stories," Jacob Brogan talks to researchers who worry that families are spending large amounts of money on an unproven therapy for autism.

Many parents with children on the spectrum enroll their newborns in research - to advance the field and to bring benefits to families such as theirs.

One day, you have a toddler who's vocal, who looks you in the eye, who literally reaches out to you. And then everything changes.

We know that genes play a role in the condition; however, finding genes, and then knowing what they do is a challenge.

In the past 10 years, scientists have identified some 65 genes tied to autism, and the list continues to grow. Many of these genes play key roles in the brain.

Most of the conversation about autism — whether about services or science — concerns children with the condition. But what happens when children with autism grow up?