Scientists May Be Closer to Explaining a Long-Standing Autism Mystery

Newsweek · Daniella Gray · 2026-11-06 11:11 UTC

The study author told Newsweek that disrupting one autism-linked gene can have "rippling effects" on many others.

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism. What scientists haven't understood is what they have in common.

But now, they may be closer to an answer.

A new study suggests that many autism-linked genes are connected through a shared biological network and this could help explain why autism is diagnosed much more often in males than females.

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