When Does Autism Begin?
What if almost everything we assumed about how autism begins is wrong? New studies call into question some assumptions about regression in autism.
Learn MoreThere are many levels of ability in people with autism. The word “spectrum” expresses this variability. Autism affects social communication and social interaction, as well as restricted repetitive behaviors, interests, and activities. In this collection of articles and webinars, we explore many facets of the autism experience.
Browse Topics A-ZWhat if almost everything we assumed about how autism begins is wrong? New studies call into question some assumptions about regression in autism.
Learn MoreDo teens with autism, especially girls, hide aspects of themselves to fit in socially? A study with SPARK participants had some surprising results.
Learn MoreHow are people with autism coping with the anxieties and changes caused by COVID-19? The answer, like autism itself, is complicated.
Learn MoreIn this recorded webinar, Dr. Wendy Chung shares information about SPARK’s long-term goals and activities.
Learn MoreIn this webinar, Ericka Wodka discusses the challenges children with autism often have focusing, maintaining attention, and planning and organizing their environment.
Learn MoreFinding information about, and services for, autism seemed like a mystery to Cara Stepanian. Her family took steps to shed more light on ASD.
Learn MoreResearchers have found that most young children with autism spectrum disorder and severe language delay developed “phrase or fluent” speech by age 8, with almost half achieving fluent speech.
Learn MoreJennifer Kelly took her son to a specialist because he was having behavior problems at school. But the doctor’s initial diagnosis didn’t seem right.
Learn MoreIn this webinar, Wendy Chung, M.D., Ph.D., shares more about what SPARK is learning from its genetic research. This webinar is 60 minutes long.
Learn MoreResearchers have taken notice of parental stress in families of children with autism. More than a few studies report that parents of children with autism experience more stress than parents of typical-developing children and parents of children with Down Syndrome.
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