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.

ResearchMatch, a national on-line volunteer recruitment service hosted by Vanderbilt University, has launched a sub-registry for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to increase the participation of children and adults with autism in clinical research studies.

There may be a biological basis for separate doll and dump truck aisles in the toy store.