Digesting the evidence

Causes of autism are unknown but, says Dr John Briffa, controlling a child's diet has a proven record.

Mapping the autistic mind

The High Court has dismissed claims about the MMR jab as 'junk science'. But if vaccines aren't to blame, what else are scientists investigating? Jo Revill reports.

How autistic is my child?

Sophie Petit-Zeman on the man who is helping speed up diagnosis of a condition which affects over 2,000 British children a year.

Mind the gap

Charlotte Moore: Inclusion in the mainstream is the new mantra. But autism is more than a learning difficulty, it's a way of being.

Hard labour

Controversial childbirth expert Michel Odent now claims that 'industrialised obstetrics' could be to blame for autism and drug abuse. Joanna Moorhead reports.

Mind the gap

Charlotte Moore: My autistic sons may not have grasped the meaning of the jubilee - but that didn't stop them enjoying it.