Children with autism spectrum disorder are better at perceiving the motion of certain objects than are typically developing children their age.

Vanderbilt University is part of a multi-site autism clinical study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a blood test that aims to screen children for referral for autism spectrum disorder evaluation (ASD) earlier and more accurately.

An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts at Vanderbilt University have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate that humanoid robots can be powerful tools for enhancing the basic social learning skills of children with autism.

Staff of the Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) are assuming new roles.

Individuals with overexpression of the gene MECP2 have core features of autism spectrum disorder.

One of the critical, unmet needs for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is support for the transition into adulthood.