Key points

Autism involves many genetic pathways; no single gene explains it all.

Genetic discoveries are linking biological and cognitive differences.

Personalized supports will grow from gene-brain-cognition insights.

The genetics of autism has long been one of the most intricate puzzles in neurodevelopmental science. Today, the pieces are coming together more rapidly than ever before. Landmark projects such as the SPARK initiative, along with the pioneering cognitive research of Daniel L. Schacter, are helping us understand how autism touches both our biology and our minds. While these lines of research approach autism from different angles, one from the level of genes and inheritance and the other from the structure of human memory and imagination , together they are changing

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