Why Genetics Matters in Autism Research

How does genetic research benefit people living with autism today? And why do scientists do autism research on mice? Those are two of the questions I discussed with researchers at this year's IMFAR autism science conference.

We'll start with genetics, an area of study that's often misunderstood . . .

The available evidence suggests that autism has both genetic and environmental components. When you study autistic minds at the cellular level, it's possible to find many subtle differences...