A recent study published in the Nature Genetics reported that half the risk of developing autism comes from versions of genes that are common in the population rather than from rare variants or spontaneous mutations.

A recent study published in the Journal of the academy of Nutrition and Dietetics compared food refusal in a group of children with ASD and children with typical development.

BBC reporter John Waite investigates why scientists say autism research receives a fraction of the funding invested in other conditions and that as a consequence, there are very few effective interventions to treat the disorder. Meanwhile, parents of children with autism say they face a long wait for treatment provided by their local authority, and have instead turned to unproven methods offered by nutritionists and psychotherapists. Click here to listen to the program.